New Profession, Old Order

An exploration of the creative tension between modern technology and preindustrial Germany.

List of tables; List of figures; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. Emulation: Bildung and the Bureaucratic Order: 1. technical education and society before 1850; 2. Nationalism, industrialization, and technology: the first years of the Verein Deutscher Ingenieure; 3. The pursuit of Bildung: Grashof and the VDI, 1856-76; 4. The reform of technical education in Prussia, 1876-9; Part II. Reorientation: industrial capitalism and a 'practical' profession: 5. Reorientation in the engineering industry, 1876-84; 6. Crisis and renewal in the VDI, 1877-90; 7. The rebirth of nonacademic engineering education, 1879-1901; 8. Public authority, private power, and the production of engineering personnel, 1901-14; Part III. The crucible: technical careers and managerial power, 1900-14: 9. Career prospects and the Btib's reform efforts; 10. The unified employment code and the Patent Law; 11. Direct action; 12. The reaction of the VDDI; Epilogue; Appendix; Bibliographical note; Index.