Restoration, Revolution, Reaction: Economics And Politics In Germany, 1815-1871
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Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
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In the turbulent half-century between the Congress of Vienna and the unification of Germany, a nation tore itself apart and rebuilt itself anew — and Theodore S. Hamerow's Restoration, Revolution, Reaction stands as the definitive account of that convulsive transformation. The work chronicles the interplay between economic modernisation and political upheaval in German society from 1815 to 1871, tracing how the rise of industrial capitalism, the collapse of the guild system, and the aspirations of a nascent bourgeoisie collided with the entrenched power of aristocratic conservatism, ultimately producing the revolutions of 1848 and the Iron Chancellor's forged unity of 1871. Hamerow argues with commanding authority that political outcomes in nineteenth-century Germany cannot be understood without a firm grasp of their economic underpinnings — a thesis that was groundbreaking at the time of publication and remains a cornerstone of modern German historiography. His prose is precise and analytical, weaving together social history, economic data, and political narrative into a seamless, scholarly tapestry. Situated at the intersection of Marxist economic analysis and traditional diplomatic history, Restoration, Revolution, Reaction illuminates why Germany's path to nationhood was so uniquely fraught — and leaves the reader questioning whether its violent contradictions were ever truly resolved.
Author: Theodore S. Hamerow
Format: Paperback
Published: 1972, Princeton University Press
Genre: European history
Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the turbulent half-century between the Congress of Vienna and the unification of Germany, a nation tore itself apart and rebuilt itself anew — and Theodore S. Hamerow's Restoration, Revolution, Reaction stands as the definitive account of that convulsive transformation. The work chronicles the interplay between economic modernisation and political upheaval in German society from 1815 to 1871, tracing how the rise of industrial capitalism, the collapse of the guild system, and the aspirations of a nascent bourgeoisie collided with the entrenched power of aristocratic conservatism, ultimately producing the revolutions of 1848 and the Iron Chancellor's forged unity of 1871. Hamerow argues with commanding authority that political outcomes in nineteenth-century Germany cannot be understood without a firm grasp of their economic underpinnings — a thesis that was groundbreaking at the time of publication and remains a cornerstone of modern German historiography. His prose is precise and analytical, weaving together social history, economic data, and political narrative into a seamless, scholarly tapestry. Situated at the intersection of Marxist economic analysis and traditional diplomatic history, Restoration, Revolution, Reaction illuminates why Germany's path to nationhood was so uniquely fraught — and leaves the reader questioning whether its violent contradictions were ever truly resolved.