Cultures of Power in Europe during the Long Eighteenth Century [Paperback]

An analysis of the forces which shaped politics and culture in Germany, France and Great Britain in the eighteenth century.This volume seeks to get behind the surface of political events and to identify the forces which shaped politics and culture from 1680 to 1840 in Germany, France and Great Britain. Leading specialists examine the social, religious, intellectual and political history of the long eighteenth century.This volume seeks to get behind the surface of political events and to identify the forces which shaped politics and culture from 1680 to 1840 in Germany, France and Great Britain. Leading specialists examine the social, religious, intellectual and political history of the long eighteenth century.This volume seeks to get behind the surface of political events and to identify the forces which shaped politics and culture from 1680 to 1840 in Germany, France and Great Britain. The contributors, all leading specialists in the field, explore critically how 'culture', defined in the widest sense, was exploited during the 'long eighteenth century' to buttress authority in all its forms and how politics infused culture. Individual essays explore topics ranging from the military culture of Central Europe through the political culture of Germany, France and Great Britain, music, court intrigue and diplomatic practice, religious conflict and political ideas, the role of the Enlightenment, to the very new dispensations which prevailed during and after the French Revolution and the Napoleonic watershed. The book will be essential reading for all scholars of eighteenth-century European history.Preface; 1. Introduction: culture and power during the long eighteenth century James J. Sheehan; 2. When culture meets power: the Prussian coronation of 1701 Christopher Clark; 3. Military culture in the Reich, c.16801806 Peter H. Wilson; 4. Diplomatic culture in Old Regime Europe Hamish Scott; 5. Early eighteenth-century Britain as a confessional state Andrew C. Thompson; 6. l37