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The Course of German Nationalism: From Frederick the Great to Bismarck 1763-1867

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I use this as a required book in a college course on 19th century German history. It is a translation from a German paperback series, each volume of which has three main sections: an introductory case study (here: 3 weeks in March 1848), an interpretative overview essay (here neatly divided into chronological topics), and a selection of primary source documents. (Other translated works from the series are Hermann Graml's Antisemitism in the Third Reich [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0631185062] and Norbert Frei's National-Socialist Rule in Germany [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0631185070].)
This is a truly excellent overview, spanning most of the 19th century, and the selection of documents is superb. It even has a commented bibliography at the end. Because of its brevity and the primary sources, I think it is a better introduction to the concept of nationalism for undergraduates than many longer and more complex works.
My main gripe is the high price for a 188 page book, and it would have been nice if they had included a list of the primary sources in the table of contents.