Adelsreformideen in Preußen: Zwischen bürokratischem Absolutismus und demokratisierendem Konstitutionalismus (1806-1854)

During the first half of the 19^th century, aristocratic reform concepts contended with problems stemming from the transition from an estates-based to a post estates-based society. How would societies deal with becoming ‘nationalized’? What role would sociocultural performance metrics and land ownership play? This study offers an original reading of the ways that the Prussian-German nobility specifically responded to these challenges.