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Book SynopsisWith this translation, one of the classics of German historical literature becomes available in English. In Weltburgertum und Nationalstaat the eminent historian Friedrich Meinecke attempted to trace the transition in Germany from eighteenth-century cosmopolitanism to nineteenth-century nationalism, and to clarify the genetic history of the German
Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*Introduction by Felix Gilbert, pg. vii*Translators Note, pg. xvii*Prefaces to Earlier Editions, pg. 1*1 General Remarks on the Nation, the National State, and Cosmopolitanism, pg. 9*2. The Nation and the National State After the Seven Years' War, pg. 23*3. Wilhelm Von Humboldt in the Last Decade of the Eighteenth Century, pg. 34*4. Novalis and Friedrich Schlegel in the Years of Early Romanticism, pg. 49*5. Friedrich Schlegel in the Transition to Political Romanticism, pg. 64*6. Fichte and the Idea of the German National State in the Years 1806-1813, pg. 71*7. Adam Moller in the Years 1808-1813, pg. 95*8. Stein, Gneisenau, And Wilhelm Von Humboldt In The Years 1812-1815, pg. 118*9. Transition to the Restoration Period: A Glance at Public Opinion, pg. 148*10. Haller and the Circle of Friedrich Wilhelm IV, pg. 160*11. Hegel, pg. 197*12 Ranke and Bismarck, pg. 203*1. Beginnings of the Prussogerman Problem: from Moser to Friedrich Von Gagern, pg. 233*2. The Prusso-German Problem from March to September 1848, pg. 250*3. Heinrich Von Gagern's Attempt to Win Prussia, pg. 271*4. The Promulgation of the Prussian Constitution of December 5, 1848, pg. 289*5. The Period From the Promulgation of the Constitution to the Election of the Kaiser, pg. 325*6. From Heinrich Von Gagern to Bismarck, pg. 336*7. Further Development of the Prusso-German Problem, pg. 364*Epilogue to the Third Edition (Spring 1915), pg. 375*The Prusso-German Problem in 192GAMMA, pg. 379*A Note on Terminology, pg. 389*Glossary, pg. 391*Index, pg. 393
