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- catalog abstract "The Prussian School of History first predicted and advocated, then celebrated and defended, the unification of Germany by Prussia. Experts in German historiography and the history of German liberalism have often complained about the lack of a book, in any language, that traces the origins and explains the ideas of this school of history. Here is that book. Robert Southard finds that, for the Prussian School, history had an agenda. These historians generally expected history to complete its main tasks in their own time and country. The outcome of their politics was, really, an "end of history"--Not a cessation to historical occurrences, but a cessation of onward historical movement because the historical process had already achieved its long-term, beneficient purposes. Leading us through the intricacies of important but untranslated works of J.G. Droysen, Max Duncker, Rudolph Hayn, and Heinrich von Sybel, Southard demonstrates their belief that the historical sequence was a continual unfolding of God's plan. Indispensable for those interested in the history of German historical writing, this book also has major implications for understanding the history of political liberalism.".
- catalog contributor b6560533.
- catalog created "c1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "c1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1995.".
- catalog description "1. Droysen and the Problem of Freedom -- 2. Droysen: Interpretation and Prediction -- 3. Parallel Careers: Duncker, Haym, Sybel -- 4. Expectation and Action: March to May 1848 -- 5. In the National Assembly: May to August -- 6. Crisis and Reconstruction -- 7. Toward the Prussian School.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Leading us through the intricacies of important but untranslated works of J.G. Droysen, Max Duncker, Rudolph Hayn, and Heinrich von Sybel, Southard demonstrates their belief that the historical sequence was a continual unfolding of God's plan. Indispensable for those interested in the history of German historical writing, this book also has major implications for understanding the history of political liberalism.".
- catalog description "The Prussian School of History first predicted and advocated, then celebrated and defended, the unification of Germany by Prussia. Experts in German historiography and the history of German liberalism have often complained about the lack of a book, in any language, that traces the origins and explains the ideas of this school of history. Here is that book. Robert Southard finds that, for the Prussian School, history had an agenda. These historians generally expected history to complete its main tasks in their own time and country. The outcome of their politics was, really, an "end of history"--Not a cessation to historical occurrences, but a cessation of onward historical movement because the historical process had already achieved its long-term, beneficient purposes.".
- catalog extent "viii, 247 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0813118840 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "c1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky,".
- catalog spatial "Germany Prussia.".
- catalog spatial "Germany.".
- catalog subject "943/.007202 20".
- catalog subject "D16.8.D755 S68 1994".
- catalog subject "Droysen, Johann Gustav, 1808-1884.".
- catalog subject "Historians Germany.".
- catalog subject "Historians, German.".
- catalog subject "Historiography Germany Prussia.".
- catalog subject "History Philosophy.".
- catalog subject "History Religious aspects Christianity History of doctrines 19th century.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Droysen and the Problem of Freedom -- 2. Droysen: Interpretation and Prediction -- 3. Parallel Careers: Duncker, Haym, Sybel -- 4. Expectation and Action: March to May 1848 -- 5. In the National Assembly: May to August -- 6. Crisis and Reconstruction -- 7. Toward the Prussian School.".
- catalog title "Droysen and the Prussian school of history / Robert Southard.".
- catalog type "text".