Businessmen and Politics in the Rhineland, 1789-1834

In an attempt to understand the political history of the German middle class in the nineteenth century, Jeffry Diefendorf studies in detail the political, social, and economic behavior of three business communities on the Left Bank of the Rhine between 1789 and 1834. Originally published in 1980. The **Princeton Legacy Library** uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. In an attempt to understand the political history of the German middle class in the nineteenth century, Jeffry Diefendorf studies in detail the political, social, and economic behavior of three business communities on the Left Bank of the Rhine between 1789 and 1834. Originally published in 1980. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905 Contents List of Tables List of Maps Acknowledgments A Note on Manuscript Sources and Abbreviations 1. Introduction Part I. From the Old Regime to Union with France 2. The Old Regime on the Rhine 3. From Invasion to Annexation Part II. French Rule on the Rhine 4. Businessmen, Politics, and Administration in Napoleonic France 5. Businessmen and the Politics of Semiofficial Institutions 6. The Integration of the Rhenish Business Community into France Part III. Rhenish Business and Prussian Rule on the Rhine 7. Interregnum: Sack and the Introduction of Prussian Rule 8. Businessmen, Politics, and Administration in Prussia 9. Businessmen, Self-Administrative Institutions, and Prussian Politics 10. Conclusion: The Integration of the Rhenish Business Community into Prussia Bibliography Index