05155nam 22007335 450 991062928440332120251217161126.09783030916145(electronic bk.)978303091613810.1007/978-3-030-91614-5(MiAaPQ)EBC7140490(Au-PeEL)EBL7140490(CKB)25332820000041(DE-He213)978-3-030-91614-5(EXLCZ)992533282000004120221114d2022 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPrefects and Governors in Nineteenth-century Europe Towards a Comparative History of Provincial Senior Officials /edited by Pierre Karila-Cohen1st ed. 2022.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2022.1 online resource (315 pages)Palgrave Studies in Political History,2946-5184Print version: Karila-Cohen, Pierre Prefects and Governors in Nineteenth-Century Europe Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2022 9783030916138 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Introduction: A European History of Provincial Administrations; Pierre Karila-Cohen -- 2. Governors, Governors General and Viceroys in the Russian Empire, 1700-1855; John LeDonne -- 3. From Gouverneur to Statthalter: The Highest Civil Servants of the Austrian Monarchy; Waltraud Heindi -- 4. A French Commentary on the Historiography of German Civil Servants in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries; Marie-Bénédicte Vincent -- 5. Governors and Commissioners of the King in the Netherlands, c. 1800-1900; Martijn van der Burg -- 6. French Préfets and Authority in Nineteenth-century France: Current Knowledge and Research Opportunities; Pierre Karila-Cohen and Gildas Tanguy -- 7. The History of the Italian Prefect: An Interpretational Perspective for a Long Period Analysis, 1800s-1900s; Livio Antonielli -- 8. The Civil Governor in Spain in the Nineteenth Century: Between Centralisation and Militarisation; Manel Risques Corbella -- 9. The Governors of the Late Ottoman Empire; Abdulhamid Kirmizi -- 10. Government without Prefects: The UK's Alternative Model; Joanna Innes -- 11. Conclusion.This edited collection presents a pan-European history of intermediary government and administration in nineteenth-century Europe. Taking a closer look at senior government officials who represented the sovereign or state far away from the capital, the book highlights the intermediary nature of their roles, which fell somewhere between the municipality and central bureaucracy. Against the backdrop of revolution and upheaval brought about by the Enlightenment and the First World War, the nineteenth century was a crucial period for reform and political change. Taking a transnational approach, the contributors examine the similarities between the challenges that faced government officials in different European states, focusing on their common role as mediators: firstly, between the ‘centre’ and the ‘peripheries’; and secondly, between the population and hierarchies of power. The status and prerogative of these officials are discussed, providing insights into the lives of French Préfets, Prussian Oberpräsidenten, Austrian Statthalter, Italian Prefetti, dutch Commissarissen des Konings and governors in Russia and Spain. The special case of the United Kingdom, where there were neither prefects nor governors, serves as a mirror. Dismantling the barriers between different national histories, this book represents a comprehensive and comparative investigation into the roles of nineteenth-century provincial administrators in Europe, an important read for anyone researching European political history or the history of the state.Palgrave Studies in Political History,2946-5184EuropeHistoryWorld politicsWorld historyEurope, CentralHistoryEuropean HistoryPolitical HistoryWorld History, Global and Transnational HistoryHistory of Germany and Central EuropeGovernthubPolíticathubFuncionaristhubEuropathubLlibres electrònicsthubEuropeHistory.World politics.World history.Europe, CentralHistory.European History.Political History.World History, Global and Transnational History.History of Germany and Central Europe.GovernPolíticaFuncionaris341.2422940.280922Karila-Cohen PierreMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910629284403321Prefects and governors in nineteenth-century Europe3083399UNINA