Buch, Englisch, 403 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 653 g
Electors and Elections in Imperial Germany
Buch, Englisch, 403 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 653 g
ISBN: 978-0-521-02326-9
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Although the German Empire of 1871-1918 was basically an authoritarian regime, its national elections were held under a democratic franchise and characterized by vigorous election campaigning and high levels of voter turnout. In The Kaiser's Voters, Jonathan Sperber uses advanced mathematical methods to analyze the thirteen general elections held in pre-1914 Germany. These results are, however, presented in understandable, non-technical language making it suitable for those with no technical background. Refuting a number of long-held propositions about the nature of the electorate in Imperial Germany, he presents a new interpretation of voting behaviour in the formative years of the modern German political system, considers its consequences for German electoral politics in the twentieth century, and compares electoral trends in Germany with those in other European and North American countries in the age of universal suffrage.
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Wahlen und Volksabstimmungen
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
Weitere Infos & Material
List of tables; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. The Parties: 1. The Social Democrats; 2. The minority parties; 3. The 'national' parties; Part II. The Elections: 4. The Bismarckian elections; 5. The Wilhelmine elections; 6. A century of democratic elections; Appendix; Bibliography.
