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Popular Culture and the Public Sphere in the Rhineland, 1800–1850

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The age of revolution challenged the ancien régime's political world, introducing Europeans to fresh ideals of citizenship. German society was no less affected. Following the Napoleonic era, a political culture of partisan choice undermined the official restoration of absolutism. Bourgeois and popular classes took part in the political landscape of civil society, producing an impressive social base for participatory politics by the 1830s. Because of severe restrictions on speech and assembly, ordinary Germans formed political opinions in irregular ways. This book looks at the sites and forms of culture that facilitated political communication. With chapters devoted to reading, singing, public space, carnival, violence and religion, James Brophy argues that popular culture played a critical role in linking ordinary Rhinelanders to the public sphere. Moving beyond conventional explanations of opinion formation, he exposes the broad cultural infrastructure that enabled popular classes to join the political nation.

Author Biography:

James Brophy is Associate Professor of History at the University of Delaware. He is the author of Capitalism, Politics, and Railroads in Prussia, 1830-1870 (1998) and is co-editor of the primary source reader, Perspectives from the Past: Readings in Western Civilizations (3d edition, 2005).
Release date NZ
December 17th, 2009
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Pages
384
Dimensions
152x229x22
ISBN-13
9780521123921
Product ID
3699703

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