The Peculiarities of German History: Bourgeois Society and Politics in Nineteenth-Century Germany

The Peculiarities of German History. Bourgeois Society and Politics in Nineteenth -Century Germany. David Blackbourn and Geoff Eley.
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However, the primary conclusion of this work is that there continues to be a need for historians to question the basic assumptions and accepted definitions of a bourgeois revolution. In their view, the term bourgeois revolution needs to be defined in broader terms; they argue that a bourgeois revolution is more than a political process of democratic reform The two essays are topically related, however it is clear that they are two very distinct and separate essays related through a common thesis and questioning attitude towards historical standards.

The larger portion of the text is a systematic evaluation of Sonderweg through the works of other historians.

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While several interesting and insightful aspects of the German bourgeoisie are introduced, Blackbourn and Eley fail to completely convince the reader of their thesis. A bourgeois revolution is a definable term with a particular set of expectations, which include a clearly defined and unified class-consciousness, a mass movement for political change, and the achievement of liberal-democratic reform.

The German middle class did fail to achieve these defining features of a revolutionary movement of the bourgeoisie. A system of reciprocity between the Bourgeoisie and the state was the method used to gain certain measures of reform, not revolution. The authors provide a carefully crafted dissection of the prevailing theories.

Rather than provide the reader with appropriate primary sources to support their claims, the authors offer only their own assertions as evidence to support their argument of deficiencies in Sonderweg theory.

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Blackbourn and Eley profess a desire to add a new dimension to the study of nineteenth century Germany but clearly refute the Sonderweg theory with great meticulousness as they dismantle the work of other historians. In conclusion, Blackbourn and Eley offer an interesting new interpretation of the peculiarities of German history. They do not, however, adequately support their claims. The greatest lesson of this work is a warning against the acceptance of assumptions in historical discourse and a reminder to look critically, question, and approach topics from a fresh perspective.

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Trivia About The Peculiarities 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 natural. German history , bourgeoisie society , political developments , exceptionalism , authoritarianism , capitalist system.

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The Peculiarities of German History: Bourgeois Society and Politics in Nineteenth-Century Germany David Blackbourn and Geoff Eley Abstract This book investigates the role of bourgeoisie society and the political developments of the nineteenth century in the peculiarities of German history. More This book investigates the role of bourgeoisie society and the political developments of the nineteenth century in the peculiarities of German history.

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