Success and Failure: The Revolution of 1848
- It is difficult to state conclusively whether the German revolution of 1848 was a success or a failure. I take a more sceptical view of the positive consequences of this revolution view than many recenbt historians of the period, at least in Germany. In order to explain and substantiate this position, I will begin by outlining a few theses taking a closer look at the character of the German revolution of 1848 and its social and political base. Then I shall discuss the question of the 'success or failure of the revolution' and the long-term effects of the events and developments of the year 1848. In the following I shall concentrate primarily on Prussia as the centre of the later German Empire, and I shall focus particularly on the situation in the cities.
Author: | Rüdiger HachtmannGND |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.14765/zzf.dok.1.854 |
Parent Title (English): | The problem of revolution in Germany, 1789 - 1989 |
Publisher: | Berg |
Place of publication: | Oxford |
Editor: | Reinhard Rürup |
Document Type: | Part of a Book |
Language: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2017/05/17 |
Date of first Publication: | 2000/01/01 |
Publishing Institution: | Leibniz-Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung Potsdam (ZZF) - Leibniz Centre for Contemporary History Potsdam (ZZF) |
Release Date: | 2017/07/06 |
First Page: | 27 |
Last Page: | 53 |
ZZF Regional-Classification: | Europa / Westeuropa / Deutschland |
ZZF Topic-Classification: | Gesellschaftsgeschichte |
Politik | |
ZZF Chronological-Classification: | vor 1900 |
Licence (German): | ZZF - Clio Lizenz |