Formation of the First German Nation-State, 1800 1871

Many accounts of German unification focus on war, diplomacy and Bismarck and on the crucial ten years up to 1871. John Breuilly, in addition to paying attention to those issues extends the analysis back to 1800. He also takes into account social, economic and cultural developments, bringing to the reader''s attention recent research, much of it in German. In particular, the book argues that one sh...