Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Preface
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: Dynastic Legitimacy and Women’s Philanthropy in German State and Nation Building
Chapter 1. The Landesmutter and Philanthropic Practices in the New German Dynastic States, 1813–1848
Chapter 2. The Politics of Philanthropy under Dynastic Patronage, 1848 to 1870–71
Chapter 3. Civic Voluntarism and Gift Giving in the “Caring” State
Chapter 4. Cultural Performances in the Struggle over National Community after 1871
Chapter 5. Gendered Medical War Services in the “Curing” State
Chapter 6. Mobilizing Social Memory: Gendered Images of War and Sacrifice
Chapter 7. Testing Patriotic Alliances, 1913–1916
Conclusion: A Gendered Reading of Patriotism and Power
Bibliographical Essay
Index