Red Saxony Election Battles & the Spectre of Democracy in Germany 1860-1918 BOOK

Description: Red Saxony throws new light on the reciprocal relationship between political modernization and authoritarianism in Germany over the span of six decades. Election battles were fought so fiercely in Imperial Germany because they reflected two kinds of democratization. Social democratization could not be stopped, but political democratization was opposed by many members of the German bourgeoisie. Frightened by the electoral success of the Social Democrats after 1871, anti-democrats deployed many strategies that flew in the face of electoral fairness. They battled socialists, liberals, and Jews at election time, but they also strove to rewrite the electoral rules of the game. Using a regional lens to rethink older assumptions about Germany's changing political culture, this volume focuses as much on contemporary Germans' perceptions of electoral fairness as on their experiences of voting. It devotes special attention to various semi-democratic voting systems whereby a general and equal suffrage (for the Reichstag) was combined with limited and unequal ones for local and regional parliaments. For the first time, democratization at all three tiers of governance and their reciprocal effects are considered together. Although the bourgeois face of German authoritarianism was nowhere more evident than in the Kingdom of Saxony, Red Saxony illustrates how other Germans grew to fear the spectre of democracy. Although twists and turns lay ahead, that fear made it easier for Hitler and the Nazis to win elections in the 1920s and to entomb German democracy in 1933. SEE OUR OTHER ITEMS UP FOR SALE. WE WILL OFFER COMBINED SHIPPING UPON REQUEST. CUSTOMERS APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT WE SHIP PROFESSIONALLY AND PROMPTLY.US Protectorates and Alaska/Hawaii will be subject to additional costs. Please inquire before bidding.INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS: Import duties, taxes and customs charges are not included in the purchase price or shipping charges. By bidding on this item the buyer is agreeing to accept all responsibility for these charges. Please check with your country's custom office prior to purchasing or bidding to determine if there will be any additional costs. Import duties, taxes and customs charges are normally collected by the delivering shipping company upon pick-up/delivery. Please do not confuse these charges for additional shipping charges charged by seller. WE WILL ACCEPT PAYPAL, OR CASH UPON LOCAL PICK-UP. WE CAN ALSO ACCEPT CREDIT CARD OVER THE PHONE VIA VISA, MASTERCARD, DISCOVER OR AMERICAN EXPRESS DIRECTLY, SHIPPING ONLY TO THE CARD'S ACTUAL BILLING ADDRESS. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR OTHER AVAILABLE PAYMENT OPTIONS. FULL PAYMENT IS DUE FROM THE WINNING BIDDER WITHIN 3 DAYS OF THE CLOSE OF THE AUCTION. WE WILL FILE NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERTS FOR NON-PAYING BIDDERS AFTER THE 3RD DAY OF NON-RECEIPT. WE THEN CLOSE THE NON-PAYING BIDDER CASE FOUR DAYS FROM THAT. PLEASE NOTE: A NON-PAYING BIDDER CASE AGAINST YOUR ACCOUNT CAN LEAD TO SUSPENSION AND EVEN CLOSURE OF YOUR ACCOUNT.

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