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Urban Liberalism in Imperial Germany: Frankfurt Am Main, 1866-1914
By (author) Jan Palmowski
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Debates about Liberalism in imperial Germany have focused almost exclusively on the national level. This book investigates liberal politics in local government; the only sphere in which liberals had direct access to power throughout Germany. Through the study of one of Germany's most progressive cities, Frankfurt am Main, Jan Palmowski examines more generally the processes of politicization and policy formulation at the local level. He argues that in Frankfurt as elsewhere, local affairs had become politicized not around 1900, as is generally assumed, but by the 1870s. Once in power, the liberals' concern for religion, social policy, and education, as well as their skilful use of fiscal policy shows that liberals in Germany were as sophisticated as liberals in Britain or France. Even in the face of an authoritarian state structure, German liberals received and made use of freedom for renewal and reform. German liberalism was not inherently weak. Instead, the crucial problem lay in the country's complicated federal structure, which made it impossible to transfer innovations from the local level to the state and national levels.
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Publisher | Oxford University Press
Published date | 13 May 1999
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Format | Hardback
Pages | 406
Dimensions | 224 x 144 x 27mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 586g
ISBN | 978-0-1982-0750-4
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BISAC | history / europe / germany
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