World Civ-Nationalism in Europe Archives - Daniel Aaron Lazar Fri, 12 Jun 2020 17:11:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 German Nationalism Lecture Notes https://daniellazar.com/2015/11/03/german-nationalism-lecture-notes/ Tue, 03 Nov 2015 17:37:50 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5399 My Lecture Outline Neither holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire: “300 Germanies” Impact of the Congress of Vienna on Germany and Prussia “Siamese Twins”: Zollverien and Railroads Struggles for Nationalism, Liberalism and Democracy in Vormaerz: Wartburg Festival (1817) Carlsbad Decrees (1819) Hambach Festival (1832) Gottingen Seven (1837) The Spirit of ‘48 Frankfurt Parliament Constitution of … Continue reading German Nationalism Lecture Notes →

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]]> German Caricatures of Napoleon's Army "In Shambles" https://daniellazar.com/2013/05/14/german-caricatures-of-napoleons-army-in-shambles-2/ Tue, 14 May 2013 18:35:36 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=4434 While Napoleon Bonaparte waged war across the continent in the early 19th century, European satirists living in countries threatened by his encroachments represented his progress in a flood of caricatures. These prints, published in French-occupied Germany in 1813, depict a parade of ragged French soldiers. Some are mounted on sorry-looking horses, some are missing limbs, and most … Continue reading German Caricatures of Napoleon's Army "In Shambles" →

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]]> German History in Documents and Images https://daniellazar.com/2013/01/02/german-history-in-documents-and-images/ Wed, 02 Jan 2013 08:17:12 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=4090 German History in Documents and Images (GHDI) is a comprehensive collection of original historical materials documenting German history from the beginning of the early modern period to the present. The project comprises ten sections, each of which addresses a discrete period in Germany’s history. GDHI is a great resource for German History 1500-Present

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]]> STW: Germany and the EU https://daniellazar.com/2013/01/01/stw-germany-and-the-eu/ Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:42:23 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=4072 On Start the Week Andrew Marr looks at Germany’s role in Europe. Katinka Barysch argues that despite the crisis, support for EU integration still dominates, and that unlike Britain, the ability to compromise is seen as a skill, not a weakness. Two British MPs, from left and right, Gisela Stuart and Douglas Carswell, remain sceptical … Continue reading STW: Germany and the EU →

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]]> Political Borders of Germany from 1789 to 2005 https://daniellazar.com/2013/01/01/political-borders-of-germany-from-1789-to-2005/ Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:27:31 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=4062 2 minute YouTube clip summarizing the Political Borders of Germany from 1789 to 2005

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]]> Modern History Sourcebook: Documents of German Unification, 1848-1871 https://daniellazar.com/2012/11/21/modern-history-sourcebook-documents-of-german-unification-1848-1871/ Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:40:19 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=4021 Johann Gustav Droysen: Speech to the Frankfurt Assembly, 1848 Friedrich Wilhelm IV, King of Prussia: Proclamation of 1849 Otto von Bismarck: Letter to Minister von Manteuffel, 1856 Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke: 1866 Otto von Bismarck: 1866 The Imperial Proclamation, January 18, 1871  

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]]> In Our Time Podcast: Clausewitz and On War https://daniellazar.com/2012/11/21/in-our-time-podcast-clausewitz-and-on-war/ Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:27:21 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=4010 Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss On War, a treatise on the theory and practice of warfare written by the Prussian soldier and intellectual Carl von Clausewitz. First published in 1832, Clausewitz’s magnum opus is commonly regarded as the most important book about military theory ever written. Informed by its author’s experience of fighting against … Continue reading In Our Time Podcast: Clausewitz and On War →

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]]> LSE Lecture – From Kaiser Wilhelm to Chancellor Merkel. The German Question on the European Stage https://daniellazar.com/2012/11/21/lse-lecture-from-kaiser-wilhelm-to-chancellor-merkel-the-german-question-on-the-european-stage/ Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:25:49 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=4008 Speaker: Professor Andreas Rödder Recorded on 7 November 2012 in New Theatre, East Building. The German Question has kept Europe in suspense for more than a century. It appeared to have eventually been solved by German unification and through the integration of the D-Mark – the German “atomic bomb” – into the European Monetary Union. … Continue reading LSE Lecture – From Kaiser Wilhelm to Chancellor Merkel. The German Question on the European Stage →

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]]> Opinion Poll, Berliner Illustrierte Zeitung, 1899 https://daniellazar.com/2012/11/11/opinion-poll-berliner-illustrierte-zeitung-1899/ Sun, 11 Nov 2012 16:52:40 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=3991 Who is the greatest statesman of the century? Who is the greatest military commander of the century? Whom would you name the greatest hero of the century? Who was the most significant woman of the century? Who is the greatest inventor…? Which is the most useful invention/discovery? The greatest historical event…? The most important battle? … Continue reading Opinion Poll, Berliner Illustrierte Zeitung, 1899 →

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]]> From Kaiser Wilhelm to Chancellor Merkel. The German Question on the European Stage https://daniellazar.com/2012/11/11/from-kaiser-wilhelm-to-chancellor-merkel-the-german-question-on-the-european-stage/ Sun, 11 Nov 2012 16:50:02 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=3987 Recorded at LSE on 7 November 2012. The German Question has kept Europe in suspense for more than a century. It appeared to have eventually been solved by German unification and through the integration of the D-Mark – the German “atomic bomb” – into the European Monetary Union. However, after losing two world wars and … Continue reading From Kaiser Wilhelm to Chancellor Merkel. The German Question on the European Stage →

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