1st Edition
From Popular Liberalism to National Socialism Religion, Culture and Politics in South-Western Germany, 1860s-1930s
Part I Introduction: The argument; Definition of key concepts; Methodological considerations. Part II The Radical-Liberal Subculture in Greater Swabia: The local Catholic bourgeoisie: anti-clericalism and progress; The religion of the subculture: the old Catholics; The Verein’s culture in the service of Popular Liberalism, 1860-1930; The disintegration of the local Vereine. Part III The Politics of the Subculture, 1860s-1930s: The political culture of Greater Swabia: an overview; Main stages in the development of Popular Liberalism in South Germany. Part IV Conclusion: From Popular Liberalism to National Socialism: currents of continuity; Concluding remarks. Appendix; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Oded Heilbronner is a Professor in Cultural and Historical Studies at the Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art and lecturer at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
