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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.

Cover Page -- Half-title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- One: Court and Market -- Two: Honor and Dishonor -- Three: Slaves' Character -- Four: Masters' Character -- Five: Body and Mind -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Note on Sources and Methods -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

SHAMANISM -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. SHAMANISM: DEFINITION AND DESCRIPTION -- Chapter 2. EARLY ENCOUNTERS BETWEEN EXPLORERS, MISSIONARIES AND SHAMANS -- Chapter 3. THE GREENLANDIC ANGAKKOQ -- Chapter 4. NEO-SHAMANISM AND THE NEW AGE -- Chapter 5. THE REVIVAL OF SHAMANISM IN OTHER CULTURES -- CONCLUSION -- Afterword to the Revised Edition. The Way of the Teacher -- Appendix. Advanced Courses in Shamanism -- Bibliography -- Subject Index -- Name Index.