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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 natural.
History Germany European History Politics More details. David Blackbourn 14 books 7 followers. Search review text. The authors, David Blackbourn and Geoff Eley, originally prepared their respective essays as separate endeavors, which were presented at several conferences in Britain and Germany. It became apparent that their works were complementary and the process of writing this book was undertaken.
The book is divided into two parts, each written by one author, and a lengthy introduction that initiates the historiographical discussions that comprise the majority of the book.
Blackbourn and Eley are both academics at prestigious universities; Blackbourn is a professor of Modern European History at Harvard University, and Eley is a professor of History at the University of Michigan. Both authors used critical analysis in examining the most prevalent theories explaining the peculiarities of German history and ultimately park themselves in the camp of social history for their own analysis.
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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.
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