The Kingdom of Württemberg and the Making of Germany, 1815–1871

Cover\nHalf Title\nTitle\nCopyright\nDedication\nContents\nFigures\nMaps\nAcknowledgements\nNote on Translation\nAbbreviations\nMaps\nIntroduction\n	The methodology of unification studies\n	Why Württemberg?\n	Intentions\n1 States and the Nation in the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries\n	German nationalism before German nationhood\n	The German balance of power\n	The smaller states\n	Revolution and war\n	Delusions of grandeur under and after Napoleon\n	Beginning a new German era\n2 Independence and Early South German Particularism\n	Saving Württemberg\n	The Verfassungskampf of 1815–1819\n	The rise of South German regionalism\n	The meaning of early political Third Germanism\n3 Models of German Unification, 1815–1848\n	The origins of Württemberg popular nationalism\n	Greater Germany and Württemberg’s relationship with Austria\n	Collective security and the dangers of Austrian exceptionalism\n	Prussia, Lesser Germany and Württemberg\n	The Zollverein as a harbinger of unity\n	Dashing nationalist hopes\n	The third way\n4 The Years of Prophecy and Change, 1848–1849\n	Warning signs before 1848\n	The advent of revolution\n	Liberal emergencies and consolidations\n	The National Assembly: Once as tragedy, twice as farce\n	The end of a noble experiment\n5 Counterrevolution, Reaction and Reappraisals, 1850–1859\n	The state of the nation after the National Assembly\n	The Hesse-.Kassel emergency\n	The resurgence of Third Germany and the rise of ethnic nationalism\n	Repositioning Württemberg in European geopolitics\n	The Second Italian War of Independence: Third Germany’s best hope\n	The beginning of the end?\n6 Six Years of Autumn, 1860–1866\n	Sovereignty and reality\n	Renewed regionalist agitations: The Würzburg Conferences, 1859–1861\n	The necessity of Germany\n	Competing models: The Nationalverein and pro-Prussian sympathies\n	The end of Wilhelmine Württemberg?\n	The Varnbüler ministry and the changing face of Germany\n	Fighting for the heart of Germany\n7 The Unification of Germany, 1866–1871\n	State and national decisions for war\n	Württemberg at war\n	Revival and opportunity: Third German regionalism in 1866\n	The belated rise and fall of Third Germany\n	The end of South German independence and the rise of the French threat\n	Endgame\n8 Remembering and Forgetting Württemberg, 1871–1914\n	From Sedan to Versailles\n	From Versailles to Berlin\n	From Berlin to the world\nConclusion\nNotes\n	Introduction\n	1 States and the Nation in the Late Eighteenth andEarly Nineteenth Centuries\n	2 Independence and Early South German Particularism\n	3 Models of German Unification, 1815– 1848\n	4 The Years of Prophecy and Change, 1848– 1849\n	5 Counterrevolution, Reaction and Reappraisals, 1850– 1859\n	6 Six Years of Autumn, 1860– 1866\n	7 The Unification of Germany, 1866– 1871\n	8 Remembering and Forgetting Württemberg, 1871– 1914\n	Conclusion\nBibliography\n	Archival locations\n		Berlin\n		Darmstadt\n		Esslingen\n		Karlsruhe\n		London\n		Stuttgart\n	Primary sources\n		Newspapers\n		Unpublished materials\n		Published materials\n		Secondary sources\nIndex