Social Foundations of German Unification, 1858-1871, Volume I : : Ideas and Institutions / / Theodore S. Hamerow.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
• VerfasserIn: Hamerow, Theodore S.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©1969
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 1839
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (444 p.)

The diplomatic and political events leading to the establishment of the German Empire have been studied extensively, but the social matrix of civic activity has been sadly neglected. Professor Hamerow fills this gap by dealing first with the development of the economy and the community under the influence of industrialization. He then considers the ideologies of the era and the groups supporting them: liberalism and the middle class; conservatism and the outlook of the old order; socialism and the emerging industrial working class. The final section of his book is on the structure of politics: the system of parties, the nature of civic organizations, and public opinion.Originally published in 1969.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Part One: The Pattern of Society -- 1. The Economic Environment -- 2. The Social Structure -- 3. Class and Reform -- Part Two: The Clash of Ideologies -- 4. The Liberal Creed -- 5. Conservatism And The Old Order -- 6. The Emergence Of Socialism -- Part Three: The System of Politics -- 7. Status And Power -- 8. Civic Organizations -- 9. Public Opinion -- Alphabetical List of Cited Works -- Index