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1 online resource (xiii, 335 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
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UPSO - Oxford University Press E-Books
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1. The Nineteenth-Century Prussian Monarchy in its European Context -- 2. Monarchy as Gesamtkunstwerk: The Education of Frederick William IV, 1795-1840 -- 3. The Structures of 'Personal Rule', 1840-1846 -- 4. Monarchy and Religious Renewal in Prussia, 1840-1850 -- 5. Monarchy and Society, 1840-1847 -- 6. Monarchy at the Crossroads: King and Revolution, 1847-1848 -- 7. Camarilla, Counter-revolution, and Constitution, March-December 1848 -- 8. Nationality, Society, Monarchy: Joseph Maria von Radowitz and Frederick William IV, 1848-1850 -- 9. Becoming 'Constitutional': Reshaping Monarchy in a Post-Revolutionary Age, 1849-1854 -- 10. 'Anarchy' and Monarchy, 1850-1861 -- Conclusion: Frederick William IV and Monarchical Institutions in Prussia |
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This is the first full-scale study in English of the reign of Frederick William IV, King of Prussia from 1840 to 1861, and arguably the most important German monarch in the century between the death of Frederick the Great and the accession of William II. Although Frederick William has long been criticized as a Romantic reactionary who was utterly out of touch with his times, this study reaches different conclusions, arguing that he was in fact a modern, and in many ways, 'successful' monarch. The book is not a biography in the traditional sense. Rather, it focuses on the structures, institutions, and transformations of the monarchical system in Prussia during a time of revolutionary change. It thus represents a contribution to our understanding of the structures of the nineteenth-century European state, and the strategies by which conservative elites were able to adjust themselves to new circumstances |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-324) and index |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Frederick William IV, King of Prussia, 1795-1861.
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Frederick William IV, King of Prussia, 1795-1861 fast |
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Frederick William IV, King of Prussia, 1795-1861 nli |
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Frédéric Guillaume, (1795-1861; 4 ; roi de Prusse) ram |
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Friedrich Wilhelm Preußen, König, IV. swd |
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Monarchy -- Germany -- Prussia -- History
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Kings and rulers
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Monarchy
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Monarchie
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Politieke hervormingen.
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Monarchy -- Germany -- Prussia -- History
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Rois et souverains -- Prusse -- Biographies.
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Prussia (Germany) -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
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Prussia (Germany) -- History -- Frederick William IV, 1840-1861.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85108076
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Germany -- Prussia
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Preußen
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Prussia (Germany) -- History -- Frederick William IV, 1840-1861
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Prussia (Germany) -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
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Prusse -- Histoire -- 1840-1861 (Frédéric Guillaume 4)
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Annotations (Provenance)
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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9780191676192 |
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0191676195 |
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