Austria, Prussia and Germany, 1806-1871 (Seminar Studies in History)

A survey of the Austro-Prussian relationship and its impact on Germany. John Breuilly studies in particular the rise of nationalism and the causes of political ascendancy, charting the struggle over German lands, between France on the one hand and Austria and Prussia on the other. It then chronicles the 30 years of German/Austrian co-operation which collapsed during the 1866 war of supremacy, when Prussia decisively defeated Austria.
 
Contents
Chronology
Maps
 
I. INTRODUCTION
1. The Setting
Introduction
The Background
Approaches
Plan of the Book
 
II. THE NARRATIVE
2. From Defeat to Triumph, 1806-15
Europe
Germany
Austria and Prussia
The Settlement of 1815
Europe
Germany
Austria and Prussia
Concluding Remarks.
 
3. Cooperative Domination. 1815-48
Introductory Comments
Europe
Germany
Austro-Prussian Relations
Cooperation within the Bund
Competition in tariff matters
Concluding Remarks
 
4. Austria and Prussia Lose Control, 1848-49
Introductory Comments
What was the National Question in 1848?
The Nation and the German People
Democracy
The Rights of the German People
National Authority versus State Authority
Austria or Prussia?
 
5. Counter-Revolution, Cooperation and Conflict, 1849-58
Introductory Comments
Europe
Germany
Austro-Prussian Relations
Open-conflict, 1849-50
Uneasy cooperation, 1851-58
 
6. From Cooperation to War, 1858-66
Europe
Germany
Austria and Prussia
Developments within the two state, 1858-63
The Struggle for Supremacy in Germany, 1864-66
The Road to Koniggratz
The consequences of Prussian victory
 
7. The Definitive Exclusion of Austria from Germany, 1867-71
 
III. ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT
8. Comparing Austria with Prussia
Introductory Comments
The Resources of a State
Population
Economy
Society and culture
The Capacities of the State
Money
Public Opinion
Military Organization
Statistical Comparisons between Austria and Prussia
Concluding Remarks
 
9. Conclusion
 
IV. DOCUMENTS
Glossary
Who's Who
Bibliography
Index