The Rise of Popular Antimodernism in Germany : The Urban Master Artisans, 1873-1896 / Shulamit Volkov.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Volkov, Shulamit, author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton Legacy Library ; 1695

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Middle class--Political activity--Germany--History.

Middle class.

Artisans--Political activity--Germany--History.

Artisans.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (412 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Antimodernism, a popular movement growing out of fear and hostility toward an emerging new world, became a central ideological trend in late nineteenth-century Europe. Shulamit Volkov explains its development in Germany by providing a biography of one group-the urban master artisans-whose political attitudes came to be dominated by antimodernist feelings. As small, independently employed practitioners of traditional crafts, the master artisans possessed a special social identity. The author focuses on their character as a group, their public behavior, and the formation of their ideas and political allegiance. She contends that between 1873 and 1898-a period often called the "Great Depression"-this group underwent a crucial change in attitude reflecting a growing sense of social isolation and political homelessness. To understand the complexities of their outlook, Shulamit Volkov considers changes in their economic and social position during industrialization and the Great Depression, comparing the German experience with that of England. Her analysis of economic, social, cultural, and political history uncovers the forces that led to the emergence of popular antimodernism and helped attract part of the German populace to prefascist ideas.Originally published in 1978.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Bibliographical Abbreviations

Introduction

1. The Impact of Industrialization

2. The Effects of the Great Depression

3. The Break between Masters and Men

4. Mittelstand and Master Artisans

5. Apathy, Fragmentation, Disorientation

6. The Desertion of Liberalism

7. Competition for the Masters' Vote

8. The Appeal of the Extremes

9. The Isolation of Interest-Group Politics

10. Political Homelessness

11. Popular Antimodernism

Epilogue

Bibliography

Index

Backmatter

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 355-386.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

1-4008-7159-X

OCLC:

903442333