British Envoys to Germany 1816–1866: Volume 2, 1830–1847

ISBN-13: 9780521818681 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 624 str.

Markus Mosslang (German Historical Institute);Sabine Freitag (German Historical Institute);Peter Wende (German Historical Institute)

Opis

This volume publishes official reports written for the Foreign Office by British envoys to the German States in the nineteenth century. It covers the period from the Vienna Congress in 1815 to the dissolution of the German Confederation. All despatches are transcribed and annotated for the first time. The following missions are included: Frankfurt (Diet of the German Confederation), Berlin (Prussia), Munich (Bavaria), Stuttgart (WUrttemberg), Dresden (Saxony), Vienna (Austria) and Hanover from 1837. The selection presents attitudes to the political, economic, military, cultural, and social situation in the German States.

Recenzje

'The high quality of the edition, including an annotated index of names and subjects, contribute to a very valuable collection of sources which will be welcomed by all historians interested in Anglo-German perceptions and in the history of diplomatic services in the nineteenth century. The edition of the following volumes is eagerly awaited.' Jörn Leonhard, The English Historical Review

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; Introduction; Editorial principles and technical details; Reports: Diet of the German Confederation (Frankfurt), Prussia (Berlin), Hannover, Saxony (Dresden), Württemberg (Stuttgart), Bavaria (Munich), Austria (Vienna); Annotated index of names; Subject index.