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Genre/Form: | History |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Peter Blickle |
ISBN: | 081391745X 9780813917450 081391809X 9780813918099 |
OCLC Number: | 37213783 |
Language Note: | Translated from the German. |
Notes: | Translation of: Deutsche Untertanen, 1981. |
Description: | xviii, 126 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
Contents: | Translator's Introduction: A New View of German History -- Introduction: The Concepts of "Subjects" and "Rulers" -- 1. The Commune as a Political Association -- 2. Popular Representation in Parliamentary States -- 3. Popular Revolts and Political Integration -- 4. Subjects and Rulers: A New View of German History "From Below" -- Conclusion: Obedient Germans? A Rebuttal. |
Series Title: | Studies in early modern German history. |
Other Titles: | Deutsche Untertanen. |
Responsibility: | Peter Blickle ; translated by Thomas A. Brady, Jr. |
Abstract:
This work presents a picture of Germany as one of Europe's most intensive areas of local self-governance from 1300 to 1800. Arguing against the traditional image of a passive lower class, the author shows that the peasantry participated in a continuous struggle for political autonomy.
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by jtwalker updated 2017-11-02