Reform and Revolution in Mainz 17431803 [Paperback]

On one level a history of the Electorate of Mainz in the eighteenth century, this book also seeks to illuminate a much wider area.On one level a history of the Electorate of Mainz in the eighteenth century, this book also seeks to illuminate a much wider area. In particular it is intended to be a contribution to the debate on the 'German Problem' - the growing cultural and political divergence between Germany and Western Europe in the modern period.On one level a history of the Electorate of Mainz in the eighteenth century, this book also seeks to illuminate a much wider area. In particular it is intended to be a contribution to the debate on the 'German Problem' - the growing cultural and political divergence between Germany and Western Europe in the modern period.On one level a history of the Electorate of Mainz in the eighteenth century, this book also seeks to illuminate a much wider area. In particular it is intended to be a contribution to the debate on the 'German Problem' - the growing cultural and political divergence between Germany and Western Europe in the modern period. Many historians have identified the crucial phase of this development in the nineteenth century; Dr Blanning argues that the eighteenth century was of equal if not greater importance.Part I. Prologue - The 'German Problem' in the Eighteenth Century: Part II. The Electorate of Mainz in the Eighteenth Century (17431803) Introduction: 1. The Electorate of Mainz, the Empire and the Imperial Knights; 2. Town and Country; 3. Enlightened absolutism: Johann Friedrich Count von Ostein (174363) and Emmerich Joseph Freiherr von Breidbach zu Burresheim (176374); 4. 1774: The aristocratic reaction; 5. Enlightened absolutism: Friedrich Karl Freiherr von Erthal (1774-1802); 6. Imperial adventures; 7. 'Revolution': Aschaffenburg and Mainz 1790 S. Revolution: Mainz 17923; Part III. Conclusion.