This eight-volume set brings together primary texts which reveal the complexity of opinion about abolition and emancipation during this period. Volume I collects whole works and selections which represent everything written by late 18th-century and early 19th century black write…
The transformation of German Jewry, 1780-1840
The transformation of German Jewry from 1780 to 1840 exemplified a twofold revolution: on one level, the end of the feudal status of Jews as an autonomous community forced them to face a protracted process of political emancipation, a far-reaching social metamorphosis, and growi…
The German writer Heinrich von Kleist (1777-1811) was an unconventional and often controversial figure in his own day, and has remained so. His ideas on art, politics, and gender relations continue to challenge modern readers, and his complex and radically open texts remain the …
"The German writer Heinrich von Kleist (1777-1811) was an unconventional and often controversial figure in his own day, and has remained so. His ideas on art, politics and gender relations continue to challenge modern readers, and his complex and radically open texts remain the …
"The German writer Heinrich von Kleist (1777-1811) was an unconventional and often controversial figure in his own day, and has remained so. His ideas on art, politics and gender relations continue to challenge modern readers, and his complex and radically open texts remain the …
This is a study the emancipation of Catholics, Jews and Protestants in Europe during the 19th century. By comparing and contrasting the experiences of religious minorities, the book looks at the changing attitudes of the state to these groups.