MMW 14 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Johann Gottfried Herder, Klemens Von Metternich, Volksgeist
3 Jun 2020
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Lecture eighteen: the ideology of the nation 03/12/19. Nationalist fervor in 19 th century europe: the impact of the napoleonic wars, european sources of identity prior to the 19 th century, europeans identified themselves through families, clans, religion. Not a national identification: dismantling of the habsburg empire during the napoleonic era a) Nationalistic communities shared sense of oppression and indignity (1) people spoke the same language or had something in common (2) war -> sense of oppression and dignity -> feeling of patriotism and national identity. The legacy of the congress of vienna (1814-1815) B: convention of european powers after the defeat of napoleon, agenda of austrian foreign minister, klemens von metternich a) Attempt to dull german nationalist aspirations (1) one of the most skillful but manipulative diplomats (2) wanted to restore the old balance of power existed before the war (a europe that was dominated by britain, austria,
