Overview
Sheds new light on the origins of conservative thought in Prussia
Examines the first forms of conservative political party formation
Presents the evolution of the formulation of conservative argument
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Conservative milieu
- Protestantism
- Evangelische Kirchenzeitung
- Neue Preussische Zeitung
- Napoleonic wars
- Prussian church union
- Prussian church agenda
- German revolution of 1848
- Political party
- Prussian identity
- Gerlach brothers
- The Berlin network
- Church policy
- Political system
- Key conservative concepts
- Friedrich Julius Stahl
- Christian state
- Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg
- Democratisation
- Political participation
About this book
Additionally, the book analyses this generation’s increasing politicization and presents the German revolution of 1848 and the foundation of Prussia’s first conservative party as the result of a decade-long struggle for a religiously-motivated ideal of church, state, and society. The overall shift from church politics to state politics is key to understanding conservative policy post-1848. Consequently, this book shows how conservatives aimed to maintain Prussia’s character as a Christian and monarchical state, while at the same time adapting to contemporary political and social circumstances.
Therefore, the book is a must-read for researchers, scholars, and students of Political Science and History interested in a better understanding of the origins and the evolution of Prussian conservatism, as well as the history of political thought.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Prussian Conservatism 1815-1856
Book Subtitle: Ecclesiastical Origins and Political Strategies
Authors: Laura Claudia Achtelstetter
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81070-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-81069-6Published: 01 November 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-81072-6Published: 01 November 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-81070-2Published: 31 October 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 270
Topics: Political Theory, Political History, History of Germany and Central Europe, Politics and Religion, Protestantism and Lutheranism, History of Religion