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This book examines Prussias response to Napoleon and Napoleonic expansionism in the years before the crushing defeats of Auerstadt and Jena, a period of German history as untypical as it was dramatic. Events are analyzed at the level of high politics, foreign policy and the reform of the executive. The book also addresses matters of general theoretical concern such as high politics, geopolitics and the primacy of foreign policy. In doing so it goes beyond anything that has been attempted before, and presents a comprehensive and nuanced picture of Prussia before 1806.
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The Impact of Napoleon : Prussian High Politics, Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Executive, 1797-1806
author
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Simms, Brendan.
publisher
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Cambridge University Press
isbn10 | asin
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print isbn13
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9780521453608
ebook isbn13
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9780511001864
language
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English
subject
Prussia (Germany)--History--Frederick William III, 1797-1840, Napoleon--I,--Emperor of the French,--1769-1821, Prussia (Germany)--Foreign relations--1786-1806.
publication date
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1997
lcc
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DD420.S56 1997eb
ddc
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943/.073
subject
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Prussia (Germany)--History--Frederick William III, 1797-1840, Napoleon--I,--Emperor of the French,--1769-1821, Prussia (Germany)--Foreign relations--1786-1806.
The Impact of Napoleon
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This book examines Prussia's response to Napoleon and Napoleonic expansionism in the years before the crushing defeats of Auerstedt and Jena, a period of German history as untypical as it was dramatic.
Between the years 1797 and 1806 Prussia shocked Europe not by her assertiveness but by her acquiescence, not by her contempt for international norms but by her trust in such norms long after they had been abandoned by her neighbours. Throughout this period the main fear of Prussian statesmen was French power, rather than revolution from below. This threat spawned a foreign-policy debate characterised by geopolitical thinking: the belief that Prussian policy was conditioned by her unique geographic situation at the heart of Europe. Similar thinking underlay a parallel debate on the organisation of the executive: Prussian politicians felt that a swifter and more balanced process of decision-making was needed.
The book breaks new ground both methodologically and empirically. By combining high-political and geopolitical analysis, it is able to present a more comprehensive and nuanced picture than earlier interpretations. The book also draws on a very wide range of sourcesofficial and unofficialmany previously unused.
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The Impact of Napoleon
Prussian High Politics, Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Executive, 17971806
Brendan Simms
Peterhouse, Cambridge
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PUBLISHED BY CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS (VIRTUAL PUBLISHING) FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE PRESS SYNDICATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Published by the Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge The Pitt Building, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1RP 40 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011-4211, USA 10 Stamford Road, Oakleigh, Melbourne 3166, Australia
Cambridge University Press 1997 This edition Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing) 2001
First published 1997
Printed in Great Britain at the University Press, Cambridge
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Library of Congress cataloguing in publication data
Simms, Brendan. The impact of Napoleon: Prussian high politics, foreign policy and the crisis of the executive, 17971806 / Brendan Simms. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0 521 45360 7 1. Prussia (Germany) History Frederick William III, 17971840. 2. Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 17691821. 3. Prussia (Germany) Foreign relations 17861806. I. Title. DD420.S56 1996 943'.073 dc20 966483 CIP
ISBN 0 521 45360 7 hardback
eISBN 051100186X
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CONTENTS
List of Maps
page x
Acknowledgments
xi
List of Abbreviations
xiii
1 Introduction
1
Method: The Primacy of Foreign Policy; Geopolitics; High Politics; The Antechamber of Power
2
The Political History of Prussia before Jena: The State of Research
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Sources
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Part I: The Structures
2 The Structure of Prussian Politics during the Early Reign of Frederick William III
35
From Discussion to Decision: The Development of the Decision-Making Process in Prussia and Its Underlying Assumptions
35
Discussion instead of Decision: Structural Weaknesses in the Political System of Post-Frederician Prussia
41
The Monarch and His Servants: Frederick William III and the Antechamber of Power
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