TY - BOOK AU - Southard,Robert TI - Droysen and the Prussian School of History SN - 9780813149738 AV - D16 .D769 1995 PY - 1995/// CY - Lexington PB - The University Press of Kentucky KW - Droysen, Johann Gustav, KW - Historiography KW - Germany KW - Prussia KW - History KW - Philosophy KW - Historians KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - History of doctrines KW - 19th century KW - Droysen, Johann Gustav KW - 1808-1884 KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Droysen and the Problem of Freedom; 2. Droysen: Interpretation and Prediction; 3. Parallel Careers: Duncker, Haym, Sybel; 4. Expectation and Action: March to May 1848; 5. In the National Assembly: May to August; 6. Crisis and Reconstruction; 7. Toward the Prussian School; Notes; Suggested Readings; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; 2; b N2 - The Prussian School of History first predicted and advocated, then celebrated and defended, the unification of Germany by Prussia. Experts in German historiography and the history of German liberalism have often complained about the lack of a book, in any language, that traces the origins and explains the ideas of this school of history. Here is that book. Robert Southard finds that, for the Prussian School, history had an agenda. These historians generally expected history to complete its main tasks in their own time and country. The outcome of their politics was, really, an ""end of history"" UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=938021&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -