Defining Germany

By Brian E. Vick

Subjects: Germany, politics and government, Politics and government, Deutsche nationalversammlung, frankfurt am main, 1848-1849, Legislative bodies, Deutsche Nationalversammlung (1848-1849 : Frankfurt am Main, Germany), Constitutional history, germany, Deutsche Nationalversammlung (1848-1849 : Frankfurt am Main, Germany) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81032770, Germany. Nationalversammlung, Civil rights, History, Civil rights, germany, Constitutional history

Description: "In a unique blend of political, intellectual, and cultural history, Brian Vick explores the world of German nationalism during the first half of the nineteenth century. Vick first presents an original investigation of German conceptions of nationhood in these decades before moving on to analyze the efforts of deputies at the Frankfurt Constituent National Assembly to construct a German national state based on the ethnically diverse German Confederation. He examines debates over fundamental issues that included citizenship qualifications, minority liguistic rights, Jewish emancipation, and territorial disputes, and offers valuable insights into nineteenth-century liberal opinion on the Jewish Question, language policy, and ideas of race."--BOOK JACKET.