Populists and Patricians (Routledge Revivals)
Title | Populists and Patricians (Routledge Revivals) PDF eBook |
Author | David Blackbourn |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 288 |
Release | 2014-06-17 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1317696220 |
First published in 1987, this collection of essays, from one of the leading historians in the field, is concerned with the central debates about German history from Bismarck to Hitler. David Blackbourn questions many previously held assumptions, whether about the natural conservatism of the German peasantry of the ‘feudalization’ of the middle classes, and offers an innovative approach to such subjects as liberalism, anti-semitism and the continuing importance of religion in German history. Bringing together social, economic, cultural and political history, each essay is concerned with the social and political flux that characterized the period, and with the problems and opportunities it presented. This reissue will be of great value to any students and academics with an interest in the history of modern Germany.
The German Bourgeoisie (Routledge Revivals)
Title | The German Bourgeoisie (Routledge Revivals) PDF eBook |
Author | David Blackbourn |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 342 |
Release | 2014-06-17 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1317696123 |
First published in 1991, this collection of original studies by British, German and American historians examines the whole range of modern German bourgeoisie groups, including professional, mercantile, industrial and financial bourgeoisie, and the bourgeois family. Drawing on original research, the book focuses on the historical evidence as counterpoint to the well-known literary accounts of the German bourgeoisie. It also discusses bourgeois values as manifested in the cult of local roots and in the widespread practice of duelling. Edited by two of the most respected scholars in the field, this important reissue will be of value to any students of modern German and European history.
Why Populism?
Title | Why Populism? PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Kenny |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 283 |
Release | 2023-04-06 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1009275283 |
The rise to power of populists like Donald Trump is usually attributed to the shifting values and policy preferences of voters-the demand side. Why Populism shifts the public debate on populism and examines the other half of the equation-the supply side. Kenny argues that to understand the rise of populism is to understand the cost of different strategies for winning and keeping power. For the aspiring leader, populism-appealing directly to the people through mass communication-can be a quicker, cheaper, and more effective strategy than working through a political party. Probing the long history of populism in the West from its Ancient Greek roots to the present, this highly readable book shows that the 'economic laws of populism are constant.' 'Forget ideology. Forget resentment. Forget racism or sexism.' Populism, the author writes, is the result of a hidden strategic calculus.
Athens after the Peloponnesian War (Routledge Revivals)
Title | Athens after the Peloponnesian War (Routledge Revivals) PDF eBook |
Author | Barry Strauss |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 203 |
Release | 2014-06-17 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1317697685 |
Historians are used to studying the origins of war. The rebuilding in the aftermath of war is a subject that – at least in the case of Athens – has received far less attention. Along with the problems of reconstructing the economy and replenishing the population, the problem of renegotiating political consensus was equally acute. Athens after the Peloponnesian War, first published in 1986, undertakes a radically new investigation into the nature of Athenian political groups. The general model of ‘faction’ provided by political anthropology provides an indispensable paradigm for the Athenian case. More widely, Professor Strauss argues for the importance of the economic, social and ideological changes resulting from the Peloponnesian War in the development of political nexus. Athens after the Peloponnesian War offers a detailed demographic analysis, astute insight into political discourse, and is altogether one of the most thorough treatments of this important period in the Athenian democracy.
People's History and Socialist Theory (Routledge Revivals)
Title | People's History and Socialist Theory (Routledge Revivals) PDF eBook |
Author | Raphael Samuel |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 476 |
Release | 2016-05-12 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1317206924 |
First published in 1981, this book brings together different types of work by numerous fragmented groups in the field of Marxist history and puts them in dialogue with each other. It takes stock of then recent work, explores the main new lines, and looks at the political and ideological circumstances shaping the direction of historical work, past and present. The scope of the book is international with contributions on African history, fascism and anti-fascism, French labour history, and the transition from feudalism to capitalism. It also incorporates feminist history and gives attention to some of the leading questions raised for social history by the women’s movement.
Populists and Patricians
Title | Populists and Patricians PDF eBook |
Author | David Blackbourn |
Publisher | Unwin Hyman |
Pages | 275 |
Release | 1987-01-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780049430471 |
Penal Populism
Title | Penal Populism PDF eBook |
Author | John Pratt |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 223 |
Release | 2007-02-12 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1134173296 |
Following the USA, in many Western countries over the last decade, prison rates have increased while crime rates have declined. This key book examines the role played by penal populism on this and other trends in contemporary penal policy.