Book Cover; Title; Contents; Chronology; Introduction; Maps; The Unification of Germany; Europe: 1878; German nationalism between failure and revival 1850 1862; The aftermath of the 1848 revolutions; Economy and society during the restoration; The politics of restoration; The economic struggle between Austria and Prussia; The Crimean War and changes in the European power balance; The New Era in Prussia; The Italian war of 1859; The Prussian constitutional conflict; Bismarck becomes prime minister; The wars of unification 1862 1870; The Schleswig-Holstein crisis
Summary
Chronologically structured, this textbook focuses on the domestic political developments of the period, putting them into context through a balanced guide to the economic and social background, culture and foreign policy
