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Rhineland Radicals: The Democratic Movement and the Revolution of 1848-1849
Rhineland Radicals The Democratic Movement and the Revolution of 18481849 Author:Jonathan Sperber This major interpretation of the Revolution of 1848- 1849 in Germany stresses its character as a mass political phenomenon. Building skillfully on the theme of the interaction of self-conscious radicalism and spontaneous popular movements, Jonathan Sperber analyzes the social and religious antagonisms of pre-1848 German society and shows how the... more »y were politicized by the democratic political opposition. This major interpretation of the Revolution of 1848- 1849 in Germany stresses its character as a mass political phenomenon. Building skillfully on the theme of the interaction of self-conscious radicalism and spontaneous popular movements, Jonathan Sperber analyzes the social and religious antagonisms of pre-1848 German society and shows how they were politicized by the democratic political opposition.« less