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Bread and Democracy in Germany (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs (Hardcover))
Alexander Gerschenkron
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Description for Bread and Democracy in Germany (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs (Hardcover))
Paperback. Num Pages: 276 pages, 3. BIC Classification: JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 432.
A classic in its field, Bread and Democracy in Germany has been widely praised since its publication in 1943 for its account of German political and economic development. In his preface, Alexander Gerschenkron states: The primary purpose of this study is to show, first, how, before 1914, the machinery of Junker protectionism is agriculture, coupled with the Junker philosophy . . . delayed the development of democratic institutions in Germany; and second, how the Junkers contrived to escape almost unscathed from the German revolution of 1918 and how this fact contributed to the constitutional weakness and subsequent disintegration of ... Read more
A classic in its field, Bread and Democracy in Germany has been widely praised since its publication in 1943 for its account of German political and economic development. In his preface, Alexander Gerschenkron states: The primary purpose of this study is to show, first, how, before 1914, the machinery of Junker protectionism is agriculture, coupled with the Junker philosophy . . . delayed the development of democratic institutions in Germany; and second, how the Junkers contrived to escape almost unscathed from the German revolution of 1918 and how this fact contributed to the constitutional weakness and subsequent disintegration of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
276
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801495861
SKU
V9780801495861
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Reviews for Bread and Democracy in Germany (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs (Hardcover))
As an essay in German agricultural policy, this book is one of the best in English. -Journal of Political Economy In this carefully documented, illuminating study, Gerschenkron analyzes the interesting problem of the relation between democracy and protection of agricultural products, particularly of grain, in Germany. . . . His excellent analysis . . . will greatly contribute to ... Read more