Restoration, Revolution, Reaction: Economics and Politics in Germany 1815-1871

by Theodore S. Hamerow

Book Overview

A study of the economic and social changes which shaped the movement for German unification. The author emphasizes the effect of industrialism on urban life, traces the decline of manorialism in agriculture and seeks to show that the political movements of these years were profoundly influenced by the economic transition from agrarianism to capitalism.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691007551
• ISBN13: 9780691007557
• Release Date: January 1958
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

A Classic

The "Three R's", as we students used to call it, was the standard text on this period of German history throughout the world during the '50s and '70s. I know of no other book that has replaced it. My only complaint is that it's light on military matters.

German History Par Excellent

I did not think I would like this book - but it turned out to be surprisingly excellent. It is an excellent history of the politics and social movements for the period. Anyone one who considers them self to be a student of Prussian or German history should read this book. It is a scholarly work - not a popular history. If you take the time to read it you will learn some things.