Paradigms of Political Change : Luther, Frederick II, and Bismarck. The GDR on Its Way to German Unity.

Intro -- Paradigms of Political Change Luther, Frederick II, and Bismarck The GDR on Its Way to German Unity Jan Herman Brinks -- © 2001 by Marquette University Press -- Contents -- Translator's Note -- Series Editor's Note -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part A Between unification and demarcation-the classical Marxist writers and early social democrats on German history with special reference to the Reformation, the Peasants' War and Prussia -- 1.0 Foundations and Basic Questions of GDR historiography -- 2.0 The classical Marxist writers and early revolutionary social democrats on the German nation state, Prussian German history and revolutionary traditions -- Part B The GDR and its historiography on German history between 1945 and 1971. A path between unity and demarcation, demonstrated particularly in the treatment of the early bourgeois revolution and Prussia -- 3.0 A history of historiography -- 4.0 The GDR historical view of the Reformation and the Peasants' War as constituting 'early bourgeois revolution'. A historical comparison of Luther and Müntzer 1949-1971 -- Part C Heritage and Tradition in GDR historiography 1971-1987 Prussian-German history in the light of the dual policy of unity and demarcation -- with particular reference to the portrayal of the early bourgeois revolution and Prussia -- 6.0 The developed socialist society (DSS). The concept of a new type of nation and German unity 1971-1987 -- 7.0 Heritage and Tradition -- 8.0 Historiographic approaches to the Reformation and the Peasants' War 1971-1987. Luther and Müntzer- opposites or attractions? -- 9.0 Prussia, Frederick II and Bismarck- their portrayal between 1971 and 1987 -- 10.0 Final conclusions -- Postscript -- Bibliography -- Index -- Short Biography J.H. Brinks.

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