The Origins of the Authoritarian Welfare State in Prussia - Conservatives, Bureaucracy and the Social Question, 1815-70 (Hardcover)

Prussia's social and political structure, institutions, and values were in many ways formative for German history after 1871. After unification Prussia accounted for roughly two-thirds of the empire's size and population, but its weight within Germany was even greater because Prussia in large part molded the German identity and shaped Germany's image abroad.
"The Origins of the Authoritarian Welfare State in Prussia" examines this Prussian/German identity. It investigates the complex traditions of ideas, institutions, and social policy measures that lay at the root of the conservative Prussian welfare state. The examination of the ideas and policies of Prussian officials brings out a peculiar welfare state mentality of benevolence and patriarchal concern, pervaded by authoritarian streaks, that was unique in nineteenth-century Europe. In addition, the study analyzes the historiographical implications of the question of continuity and discontinuity in German history.
"The Origins of the Authoritarian Welfare State in Prussia" is of interest to scholars and students of German history as well as to students of governmental social policy and of the workings of a welfare state.
Hermann Beck is Associate Professor of History, University of Miami.

General

Imprint:	The University of Michigan Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Social History, Popular Culture and Politics in Germany
Release date:	April 1995
First published:	June 1995
Authors:	Hermann Beck
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 46mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-0-472-10546-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > History > General
LSN:	0-472-10546-9
Barcode:	9780472105465

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