The Politics of the Prussian Nobility

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Focusing on the resilience of the Prussian nobility, Robert Berdahl explores the Junkers' adaptability from the late 18th century to the 1848 revolution. The book offers a detailed economic, social, and political history, examining how landowning nobles navigated changes post-serf emancipation and thrived during the agrarian depression by embracing capitalist agriculture. Additionally, it delves into the development of a conservative ideology that legitimized their dominance in an increasingly bourgeois society.