Popular Culture and the Public Sphere in the Rhineland, 1800-1850

Informationen zum Autor James Brophy is Associate Professor of History at the University of Delaware. He is the author of Capitalism! Politics! and Railroads in Prussia! 1830-1870 (1998) and is co-editor of the primary source reader! Perspectives from the Past: Readings in Western Civilizations (3d edition! 2005). Klappentext A study of the politicisation of 'ordinary people' in western Germany in the 1850s. Zusammenfassung An innovative study of the politicisation of 'ordinary people' in western Germany during the first half of the nineteenth century. With chapters devoted to reading! singing! public space! carnival! violence and religion! James Brophy argues that popular culture played a critical role in linking ordinary Rhinelanders to the public sphere. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: popular culture and the public sphere; 1. Reading; 2. Singing; 3. Public space; 4. Carnival; 5. Tumult; 6. Religion; Conclusion: joining the political nation; Bibliography; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: James M. Brophy
• Editore: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 17.12.2009
• EAN: 9780521123921
• ISBN: 978-0-521-12392-1
• Dimensioni: 154 mm x 231 mm x 23 mm
• Serie: New Studies in European Histor
• Categorie: Saggistica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni