Peculiarities of German History by David Blackbourn; Blackbourn ISBN 13: 9780198730583

Hardback. New. This book investigates the role of bourgeoisie society and the political developments of the nineteenth century in the peculiarities of German history. Most historians attribute German exceptionalism to the failure or absence of bourgeois revolution in German history and the failure of the bourgeoisie to conquer the pre-industrial traditions of authoritarianism. However, this study finds that there was a bourgeois revolution in Germany, though not the traditional type. This so-called silent bourgeois revolution brought about the emergence and consolidation of the capitalist system based on the sanctity and disposability of private property and on production to meet individual needs through a system of exchange dominated by the market. In this connection, this book proposes a redefinition of the concept of bourgeois revolution to denote a broader pattern of material, institutional, legal, and intellectual changes whose cumulative effect was all the more powerful for coming to be seen as… Read More

Oxford University Press, 1984. Hardcover. New. 312 pages. German language. 8.82x5.75x0.91 inches.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Oxford Univ Pr on Demand. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!