{"product_id":"the-kingdom-of-wrttemberg-and-bodie-a-ashton-9781350079700","title":"The Kingdom of W?ttemberg and the Making of Germany, 1815-1871","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e Outstanding Academic Title 2017\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book examines the 1871 unification of Germany through the prism of one of its 'forgotten states', the Kingdom of W?ttemberg. It moves beyond the traditional argument for the importance of the great powers of Austria and Prussia in controlling German destiny at this time. Bodie A. Ashton champions the significance of W?ttemberg and as a result all 38 German states in the unification process, noting that each had their own institutions and traditions that proved vital to the eventual shape of German unity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Kingdom of W?ttemberg and the Making of Germany, 1815-1871\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that the state's government was dynamic and in full control of its own policy-making throughout most of the 19th century, with Ashton showing a keen appreciation for the state's domestic development during the period. The book traces W?ttemberg's strong involvement in the national question, and how successive governments and monarchs in the state's capital of Stuttgart manoeuvred the country so as to gain the greatest advantage. It successfully argues that the shape of German unification was not inevitable, and was in fact driven largely by the desires of the \u003ci\u003eMittelstaaten\u003c\/i\u003e, rather than the great powers; the eventual \u003ci\u003eReichsgr?dung \u003c\/i\u003eof January 1871 was merely the final step in a long series of negotiations, diplomatic manoeuvres and subterfuge, with W?ttemberg playing a vital, regional role.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaking use of a wealth of primary sources, including telegrams, newspaper articles, diary entries, letters and government documents, this is a vitally important study for all scholars and students of 19th-century Germany.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bodie A. Ashton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350079707\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350079700\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Continuum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.51d","brand":"Bodie A. Ashton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44890807894271,"sku":"9781350079700","price":47.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_131cca49-c16d-431e-bc9a-0718341609df.jpg?v=1709740084","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-kingdom-of-wrttemberg-and-bodie-a-ashton-9781350079700","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}