Examines the economic and social conflicts that arose in Germany in the early ninteenth century as a result of the transition from agrarianism to industrialism; looks at the resulting revolution of 1848; and discusses the effects of the defeat of liberalism.
A study of the economic and social changes which shaped the movement for German unification. The author emphasizes the effect of industrialism on urban life, traces the decline of manorialism in agriculture and seeks to show that the political movements of these years were profo…
Examines the economic and social conflicts that arose in Germany in the early ninteenth century as a result of the transition from agrarianism to industrialism; looks at the resulting revolution of 1848; and discusses the effects of the defeat of liberalism.
During recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in interest in the nineteenth century, resulting in many fine monographs. However, these studies often gravitate toward Prussia or treat Germany's southern and northern regions as separate entities or else are thematicall…