The Political Fragmentation of Germany
Formation of German states by Infrastructures, Maps, and Movement, 1815–1866
Authors: Segal, Zef M.
Free Preview- Takes a comparative approach to five significant German states to examine how national and territorial identities were constructed
- Argues that these political states are defined by the practices of the people, rather than intentional state- or nation-building ideologies
- Explores the impact of rising literacy, the development of new communication and transportation technologies, and the growing success of commercial cartography on people’s spatial and territorial perceptions
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- About this book
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This book analyses the development of German territorial states in the nineteenth century through the prism of five Mittelstaaten: Bavaria, Saxony, Hanover, Württemberg, and Baden. It asks how a state becomes a place, and argues that it involves a contested and multi-faceted process, one of slow and uneven progress. The study approaches this question from a new and crucial angle, that of spatiality and public mobility. The issues covered range from the geography of state apparatus, the aesthetics of German cartography and the trajectories of public movement. Challenging the belief that territorial delimitation is primarily a matter of policy and diplomacy, this book reveals that political territories are constructed through daily practices and imagination.
- About the authors
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Zef M. Segal is a Lecturer of History, Mathematics and Digital Humanities at the Open University of Israel and Tel-Aviv Jaffa College, Israel.
- Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-24
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Limitations of Movement: The Establishment of Gendarmerie Forces and Customs Controls
Pages 27-50
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Motivating Movement: Developing a State-Oriented Higher Education System
Pages 51-74
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Routes of Mass Movement: Postal and Railway Infrastructures
Pages 75-105
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The Cartographic Emergence of Modern Borders and Capital Cities
Pages 109-131
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Political Fragmentation of Germany
- Book Subtitle
- Formation of German states by Infrastructures, Maps, and Movement, 1815–1866
- Authors
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- Zef M. Segal
- Copyright
- 2019
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-19827-5
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-19827-5
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-19826-8
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVIII, 278
- Number of Illustrations
- 14 b/w illustrations, 10 illustrations in colour
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