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C O N T E N T S List of Figures ix Acknowledgments xi one Viewing German Nationalism from the Bottom Up 1 two From Polish to Prussian Subjects 15 three Redefining Mennonites’ Place in Ancien Régime Prussia 49 four The Impact of Defeat and Victory in the Napoleonic Wars 79 five New Avenues into Prussian Society, 1818–48 107 six Revolutionary Changes in Frankfurt and at Home 137 seven Family Politics and Generational Transitions as Windows into Prussian Society 161 eight The Unification of Germany and the Ideology of Universal Conscription 191 nine The Kulturkampf and Mennonite Reverberations in Early Kaiserreich Culture 219 ten Conclusions 247 Appendix 255 Notes 270 Bibliography 329 Index 354 ...

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