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This book attempts to combine geopolitics, modernization theory and the primacy of foreign policy to provide a fresh perspective on the struggle for mastery in Germany before 1850. Any form of rigid determinism is eschewed; the outcome of this contest was still relatively open in 1780. Nevertheless, the book shows why after the upheavals - domestic and internal - of the revolutionary period, and the geopolitical revolution of 1815, Prussia and not Austria was on the verge of winning the struggle for mastery by mid-century. At every decisive stage along the way, it was Prussia rather than Austria or the "Third Germany" which showed itself capable of socio-economic and (partial) political modernization in order to adapt to external pressures and opportunities.

Around 1900, the Southern states embarked on a series of political campaigns aimed at disfranchising large numbers of voters. This volume presents a systematic study of the history of disfranchisement in the South, examining the origins, objectives and process of the movement

Around 1900, the Southern states embarked on a series of political campaigns aimed at disfranchising large numbers of voters. This volume presents a systematic study of the history of disfranchisement in the South, examining the origins, objectives and process of the movement.