Monarchy, Nation and the Common Good: Patriotism in Prussia, 1756–1806

Jaakko Sivonen, Ph.D. (2020), University of Helsinki, is a historian whose research focuses on patriotism and national identity in early modern Europe.

Acknowledgements


Introduction


Part 1

Seven Years’ War (1756–1763)

  Introduction to Part 1: General Themes, 1756–1763


1  Justifying the War


2 Heroism


3 Protestant Patriotism


4 Frederick’s Kingship


5 Subjects and Citizens




Part 2

Between the Storms (1763–1786)

  Introduction to Part 2: General Themes, 1763–1786


6 Looking Back at the War


7 War of the Bavarian Succession and the League of Princes


8 Preaching Patriotism to the People


9 Monarchy and the State


10 Citizen and Merit


11 Cosmopolitanism and Luxury


12 Patriotic Education


13 Patriotic Toleration




Part 3

From Frederick’s Death to Jena (1786–1806)

  Introduction to Part 3: General Themes, 1786–1806


14 Frederick’s Death and His Successors


15 Defining the Prussian Spirit


16 New Debates on Cosmopolitanism


17 Comparisons of Prussianness


18 Prussia’s Uniqueness


19 Early Reactions to the French Revolution


20 Enlightenment and Revolution


  Conclusion




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Index