The Peculiarities of German History
Bourgeois Society and Politics in Nineteenth-century Germany
David Blackbourn and Geoff Eley
Oxford University Press 1991
stan dobry plus
str. 300
format 13,5 x 21,5 cm
waga 255 g
'It is a lucid tour de force illuminating innumerable aspects of European as well as of German history in a conflictive period. There can be no doubt that it will soon acquire classic status.'- British Book News
"A well-written, stimulating... piece of scholarship." - German Studies Review.
In a major re-evaluation of the cultural, political, and sociological assumptions about the "peculiar" course of modern German history, the authors challenge the widely-held belief that Germany did not have a Western-style bourgeois revolution. Contending that it did indeed experience one, but that this had little to do with the mythical rising of the middle class, the authors provide a new context for viewing the tensions and instability of 19th-and early 20th-century Germany.
Preface p. v
Introduction p. 1
The British Model and the German Road Rethinking the Course of German History before 1914 p. 37
Basic Assumptions Of German Historiography p. 39
German Historians and The Problem of Bourgeois Revolution p. 51
Theoretical Bearings The British Societal Mod&eadot;l p. 62
Bourgeoisie--Liberalism--Democracy Some Necessary Distinctions p. 75
Backward State/Modern Economy Unscrambling the German Couplet p. 91
Possibilities of Reform In Britain and Germany p. 98
The Realpolitik of the Bourgeoisie And Redundancy of Liberalism p. 118
Defining the State in Imperial Germany p. 127
Some Provisional Conclusions p. 144
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Reappraising German History in the Nineteenth Century p. 157
German Peculiarities p. 159
Economy and Society A Silent Bourgeois Revolution p. 176
Economy and Society: the Shadow Side p. 206
The State and Politics p. 238
The Political Stage And the Problem of Reform p. 261
Conclusion p. 286
Bibliographical Note p. 293
Index p. 295
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