"Most of the works in English devoted to nineteenth century German historical development tend to emphasize the political and ideological aspects of liberalism, reaction, and nationalism. In this excellent volume Dr. Hamerow turns his attention to the economic or material forces from which these politico-ideological factors arose."--The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

• *Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. xi*1. The Origins of Industrialism, pg. 1*2. The Decline of the Handicraft System, pg. 21*3. The Agrarian Problem, pg. 38*4. The Ideological Conflict, pg. 56*5. The Hungry Forties, pg. 75*6. The Spring Uprising, pg. 95*7. The Frankfurt Parliament, pg. 117*8. The Worker and the Revolution, pg. 137*9. The Peasant and the Revolution, pg. 156*10. The Fall of Liberalism, pg. 173*11. The Conservative Fifties, pg. 197*12. The Economics of Reaction, pg. 219*13. The New Era, pg. 238*14. The Road to Unification, pg. 257*Bibliography, pg. 263*Notes, pg. 289*Index, pg. 343