Rhineland Radicals
Author | : Jonathan Sperber |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 547 |
Release | : 2021-07-13 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780691233215 |
ISBN-10 | : 0691233217 |
Rating | : 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Rhineland Radicals by : Jonathan Sperber
Download or read book Rhineland Radicals written by Jonathan Sperber and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-07-13 with total page 547 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This major interpretation of the Revolution of 1848-1849 in Germany stresses its character as a mass political phenomenon. Building skillfully on the theme of the interaction of self-conscious radicalism and spontaneous popular movements, Jonathan Sperber analyzes the social and religious antagonisms of pre-1848 German society and shows how they were politicized by the democratic political opposition.