The Politics of Technological Change in Prussia
：Out of the Shadow of Antiquity, 1809-1848
( Princeton Legacy Library )
Publication subTitle ：Out of the Shadow of Antiquity, 1809-1848
Publication series ：Princeton Legacy Library
Author： Brose Eric Dorn;;;
Publisher： Princeton University Press
Publication year： 2014
E-ISBN: 9781400863068
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780691056852
Subject： K5 European History
Keyword： 欧洲史
Language： ENG
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Description
Throughout the 1800s the process of industrialization contributed to painful social upheaval and wrenching political readjustments in the Kingdom of Prussia, traditionally viewed as Europe's great, modernizing, economic leader. This book illuminates the early years of this transition by examining the contradictory economic policies adopted by the state after Prussia's defeat by Napoleon. A fascinating history of modernization emerges as Eric Dorn Brose explores competing visions among soldiers, businessmen, and bureaucrats, who, largely influenced by the ideals of classical antiquity, conceived of industry in ways quite different from what it actually came to be. Brose focuses on the varying attitudes of Prussians toward their own times, the nature of the Prussian state, and the ways the state both helped and hindered early industrialization. In a highly nuanced analysis of the rivaling intrastate agencies, cultures, and political factions that shaped state policy, he accords a pivotal role to Frederick William III. Included is an investigation of the political struggle over ownership, control, and promotion of the forces of production--a crisis that was only gradually resolved at the end of the century.
Originally published in 1993.
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