H. J. Hahn

The 1848 Revolutions in German-Speaking Europe (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

H.J. Hahn assesses the revolutions from a broad, interdisciplinary angle, relating these crucial events in nineteenth century European history to philosophy, literature, politics and socio-economic developments, and makes apparent their significant impact on the shaping of modern Germany.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317879435
• Artikelnr.: 41213827

Autorenporträt

Hans-Joachim Hahn is Professor and Head of the Department of German, Oxford Brookes University.

Inhaltsangabe

PrefaceApproaches to the German revolutions of 1848/9Structure of the
bookAuthor's acknowledgements and editorial policy1 German society in
transition (1789-1815)VlllVlllXIlXlll1The impact of the French Revolution
of 1789 1Intellectual responses to the French Revolution of 1789 2The
struggle for supremacy between Austria and Prussia 5Events in Switzerland
and other non-imperial Germanspeaking territories 8The emergence of a
'Third Germany' 9Constitutional and socio-economic reforms 10Reforms in
Prussia and Austria 12The wars of liberation and the restoration of the old
order 142 The 'Holy Alliance' and Vormärz: the demise ofthe German ancien
regime and the preface tothe revolutionsThe German Confederation, a
battle-ground for forces of18reaction and modernization 19The period of re
action (1815-30) 21From re action to protest: the role of the
intelligentsia 26Religious strife 30The nationality issue and the formation
of political groups 32Political literature during the Vormärz 34Social and
economic conditions within the Confederation 36The Swiss civil war 403 The
March and April revolutions in the'Third Germany'The impact of the French
February RevolutionObservations on the social strata in the 'Third
Germany'The rural population46465353v ContentsArtisans and industrial
workers 55The 1848 uprising in Baden and its impact on otherGerman regions
58The role of established protest groups 65Government responses and the
establishment of thePre-Parliament 704 The revolutions in Vienna and Berlin
77The revolution in Vienna: Social and economic conditions 77Vienna's March
revolution 80From the May revolution to the September crisis 82The 'October
revolution' and reactionary victory 87The revolution in Berlin 89Social and
economic conditions in Berlin 90The '