Federalism Englightenment In Ger

Author : Maiken Umbach
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1852851775

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Federalism & Englightenment in Ger by Maiken Umbach Pdf

Federalism and Enlightenment identifies two connected features of great but underrated importance in German history; the strength of devolved, federal government inside the Holy Roman Empire; and the influence of ideas imported from England. Both stood out against the militaristic absolutism and admiration of France associated with Prussia. The German Enlightenment has usually been seen as an extension of the French Enlightenment, yet the influence of English ideas in agricultural, education and constitutional issues had a considerable impact, especially at the smaller courts. Whig constitutionalism had a strong appeal to and influence on many German princes; something that the tradition of historical writing begun by Ranke, in which the triumph of centralised government was the dominant theme, has tended to obscure. Prince Franz of Dessau, the champion of the Fuerstenbund, the league of German princes opposed to Prussian expansion, was influenced by Stowe far more than by Versailles at his palace at Woerlitz. While the federal constitution of the Holy Roman Empire was abolished in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, the subsequent centralisafion of Germany was not as inevitable as it has often been assumed. Even today the German government is the most federal in Europe, reflecting a long-term reality.

Author : Andrea Bosco
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Decentralization in government
ISBN : UVA:X002040511

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The Federal Idea: The history of federalism from the Enlightenment to 1945 by Andrea Bosco Pdf

Author : Thomas O. Hueglin
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Canada
ISBN : 9781442636477

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Federalism in Canada by Thomas O. Hueglin Pdf

"Federalism in Canada tells the turbulent story of shared sovereignty and divided governance from Confederation to the present time. It does so with three main objectives in mind. The first objective is to convince readers that federalism is the primary animating force in Canadian politics, and that it is therefore worth engaging with its complex nature and dynamic. The second objective is to bring into closer focus the contested concepts about the meaning and operation of federalism that all along have been at the root of the divide between English Canada and Quebec in particular. The third objective is to give recognition to the trajectory of Canada's Indigenous peoples in the context of Canadian federalism, from years of abusive neglect to belated efforts of inclusion. The book focuses on the constitution with its ambiguous allocation of divided powers, the pivotal role of the courts in balancing these powers, and the political leaders whose interactions oscillate between intergovernmental conflict and cooperation. This focus on executive leadership and judicial supervision is framed by considerations of Canada's regionalized political economy and cultural diversity, giving students an interesting and nuanced view of federalism in Canada."--

Author : Michael Printy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009-02-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521478397

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Enlightenment and the Creation of German Catholicism by Michael Printy Pdf

The first account of the German Catholic Enlightenment, this book explores the ways in which 18th-century Germans reconceived the relationship between religion, society, and the state.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Federal government
ISBN : UOM:39015028415787

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The Federal Idea: The history of federalism from Enlightenment to 1945 by Anonim Pdf

Author : International Association of Centers for Federal Studies,Forum of Federations
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Comparative government
ISBN : 9780773528499

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Constitutional Origins, Structure, and Change in Federal Countries by International Association of Centers for Federal Studies,Forum of Federations Pdf

Providing examples of diverse forms of federalism, including new and mature, developed and developing, parliamentary and presidential, and common-law and civil law, the comparative studies in this volume analyse government in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, and the United States. Each chapter describes the provisions of a constitution, explains the political, social, and historical factors that influenced its creation, and explores its practical application, how it has changed, and future challenges, offering valuable ideas and lessons for federal constitution-making and reform.Contributors include Ignatius Ayua Akaayar (Nigeria), Raoul Blindenbacher (Switzerland), Dakas C.J. Dakas (Nigeria), Kris Deschouwer (Belgium), Juan Marcos Gutiérrez González (Mexico), John Kincaid (USA), Rainer Knopff (Canada), Jutta Kramer (Germany), Akhtar Majeed (India), Marat S. Salikov (Russia), Cheryl Saunders (Australia), Anthony M. Sayers (Canada), Nicolas Schmitt (Switzerland), Celina Sousa (Brazil), Nico Steytler (South Africa), and G. Alan Tarr (USA).The Frech edition is Forthcoming in the Fall 2005 as Les origines, structure, et changements constitutionnels dans les pays fédéraux

Author : Colin F. Wilder
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2024-04-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789004685178

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Property and the German Idea of Freedom by Colin F. Wilder Pdf

This book offers a new interpretation of German law and politics during the era between the Thirty Years’ War and the French Revolution. Liberal ideas of freedom and equality were prototyped in Germany in property law: through the free disposition of estates, freedom from taxation and other extractions, and free use of paper money. Civil liberty, ideas about equality, and restrictions on arbitrary state power were real, recognized, and meaningful. These freedoms were enjoyed by all classes of Germans. They were thought to have been built atop Germans’ ancient heritage of freedom and a federalist imperial constitution which inspired Montesquieu and the American Founders. Driving these trends were ideas about political economy, enlightened reform, practical problem-solving, as well as forces of supply and demand in everything from the market for books to the market for justice. This book places the story of early modern German freedom close by the side of more familiar stories of England, North America, France, and the Netherlands.

Author : Brian A. Pavlac,Elizabeth S. Lott
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 677 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216098676

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The Holy Roman Empire [2 volumes] by Brian A. Pavlac,Elizabeth S. Lott Pdf

Reference entries, overview essays, and primary source document excerpts survey the history and unveil the successes and failures of the longest-lasting European empire. The Holy Roman Empire endured for ten centuries. This book surveys the history of the empire from the formation of a Frankish Kingdom in the sixth century through the efforts of Charlemagne to unify the West around A.D. 800, the conflicts between emperors and popes in the High Middle Ages, and the Reformation and the Wars of Religion in the Early Modern period to the empire's collapse under Napoleonic rule. A historical overview and timeline are followed by sections on government and politics, organization and administration, individuals, groups and organizations, key events, the military, objects and artifacts, and key places. Each of these topical sections begins with an overview essay, which is followed by alphabetically arranged reference entries on significant topics. The book includes a selection of primary source documents, each of which is introduced by a contextualizing headnote, and closes with a selected, general bibliography.

Author : M. Umbach
Publisher : Springer
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2002-03-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230505797

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German Federalism by M. Umbach Pdf

This book explores the German idea of federalism denoting 'diversity within unity'. Historians, linguists and political scientists examine how federalism emerged in the Holy Roman Empire, was re-shaped by nineteenth-century cultural movements, and was adopted by the unified state in 1871 and again after 1945. The myth of federalism as a safeguard against totalitarianism is tested in regard to the Third Reich and the GDR. The book concludes with an outlook on German federalism's future in Europe.

Author : Jonathan Israel
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2022-12
Category : Enlightenment
ISBN : 9781538123140

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Historical Dictionary of the Enlightenment by Jonathan Israel Pdf

"Historical Dictionary of the Enlightenment, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 300 cross-referenced entries. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Enlightenment"--

Author : R. Speirs,J. Breuilly
Publisher : Springer
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2004-12-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230518520

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Germany's Two Unifications by R. Speirs,J. Breuilly Pdf

Germany's unique historical experience of undergoing national unification twice in a little over a century makes it a fascinating object of study. In this volume the processes of unification are analysed from the point of view of historians, political scientists and literary historians. Because each event had quite different historical pre-conditions (the first having been long anticipated and pursued, whereas the second took virtually all participants by surprise), the processes of adjustment to it have differed in many ways. Yet in each case the idea of national unity has held sway powerfully as a norm guiding the responses of those involved.

Author : Beatrice de Graaf,Ido de Haan,Brian Vick
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781108644495

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Securing Europe after Napoleon by Beatrice de Graaf,Ido de Haan,Brian Vick Pdf

After the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, the leaders of Europe at the Congress of Vienna aimed to establish a new balance of power. The settlement established in 1815 ushered in the emergence of a genuinely European security culture. In this volume, leading historians offer new insights into the military cooperation, ambassadorial conferences, transnational police networks, and international commissions that helped produce stability. They delve into the lives of diplomats, ministers, police officers and bankers, and many others who were concerned with peace and security on and beyond the European continent. This volume is a crucial contribution to the debates on securitisation and security cultures emerging in response to threats to the international order.

Author : Hamish M. Scott,Brendan Simms
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2007-07-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0521842271

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Cultures of Power in Europe During the Long Eighteenth Century by Hamish M. Scott,Brendan Simms Pdf

An analysis of the forces which shaped politics and culture in Germany, France and Great Britain in the eighteenth century.

Author : Timothy Baycroft,Mark Hewitson
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2006-06-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191516283

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What Is a Nation? by Timothy Baycroft,Mark Hewitson Pdf

This volume analyses and compares different forms of nationalism across a range of European countries and regions during the long nineteenth century. It aims to put detailed studies of nationalist politics and thought, which have proliferated over the last ten years or so, into a wider European context. By means of such contextualization, together with new and systematic comparisons, What is a Nation? Europe 1789-1914 reassesses the arguments put forward in the principal works on nationalism as a whole, many of which pre-date the proliferation of case studies in the 1990s and which, as a consequence, make only inadequate reference to the national histories of European states. The study reconsiders whether the distinction between civic and ethnic identities and politics in Europe has been overstated and whether it needs to be replaced altogether by a new set of concepts or types. What is a Nation? explores the relationship between this and other typologies, relating them to complex processes of industrialization, increasing state intervention, secularization, democratization and urbanization. Debates about citizenship, political economy, liberal institutions, socialism, empire, changes in the states system, Darwinism, high and popular culture, Romanticism and Christianity all affected - and were affected by - discussion of nationhood and nationalist politics. The volume investigates the significance of such controversies and institutional changes for the history of modern nationalism, as it was defined in diverse European countries and regions during the long nineteenth century. By placing particular nineteenth-century nationalist movements and nation-building in a broader comparative context, prominent historians of particular European states give an original and authoritative reassessment, designed to appeal to students and academic readers alike, of one of the most contentious topics of the modern period.

Author : Peter H. Wilson
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 1025 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674058095

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Heart of Europe by Peter H. Wilson Pdf

An Economist and Sunday Times Best Book of the Year “Deserves to be hailed as a magnum opus.” —Tom Holland, The Telegraph “Ambitious...seeks to rehabilitate the Holy Roman Empire’s reputation by re-examining its place within the larger sweep of European history...Succeeds splendidly in rescuing the empire from its critics.” —Wall Street Journal Massive, ancient, and powerful, the Holy Roman Empire formed the heart of Europe from its founding by Charlemagne to its destruction by Napoleon a millennium later. An engine for inventions and ideas, with no fixed capital and no common language or culture, it derived its legitimacy from the ideal of a unified Christian civilization—though this did not prevent emperors from clashing with the pope for supremacy. In this strikingly ambitious book, Peter H. Wilson explains how the Holy Roman Empire worked, why it was so important, and how it changed over the course of its existence. The result is a tour de force that raises countless questions about the nature of political and military power and the legacy of its offspring, from Nazi Germany to the European Union. “Engrossing...Wilson is to be congratulated on writing the only English-language work that deals with the empire from start to finish...A book that is relevant to our own times.” —Brendan Simms, The Times “The culmination of a lifetime of research and thought...an astonishing scholarly achievement.” —The Spectator “Remarkable...Wilson has set himself a staggering task, but it is one at which he succeeds heroically.” —Times Literary Supplement