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Britain and the German Zollverein, 1848–66

By John R. Davis (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year
1997
ISBN
978-1-349-25693-8, 978-1-349-25691-4, 978-0-312-17466-8
DOI
10.1007/978-1-349-25691-4
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
20 MB (20604418 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
X, 238\248
Time added
2016-03-14 21:35:01
European History; Modern History; History of Brita

Description

Between 1848 and 1866 the Zollverein went through a series of momentous crises and the issue of commercial organization became increasingly politicized. Austro-Prussian rivalry, industrialization, and liberalism, created a tense atmosphere in which Britain had enormous influence. Using a wide range of German and British sources this study shows how Britain, blindfolded by doctrinaire Free Trade and institutional inadequacy, failed to grasp the connotations of its own actions in the German states and how misinterpretation began to sour Anglo-German relations.

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