The Formation of the First German Nation-State, 1800–1871

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The Formation of the First German Nation-State, 1800–1871 is written by John Breuilly and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1349117196 (ISBN 10) and 9781349117192 (ISBN 13).

Many accounts of German unification focus on war, diplomacy and Bismarck and on the crucial ten years up to 1871. John Breuilly, in addition to paying attention to those issues extends the analysis back to 1800. He also takes into account social, economic and cultural developments, bringing to the reader's attention recent research, much of it in German. In particular, the book argues that one should see unification as just one possible outcome of the German situation, the result of rapid shifts in the relative power of different European states and of underlying changes which made nationality a more vital force in politics.