The Kaiser's Voters
The Kaiser's Voters
Although the German Empire of 1871–1918 was basically an authoritarian regime, its national elections were held under a democratic franchise and characterized by vigorous election campaigning and high levels of voter turnout. In The Kaiser's Voters, Jonathan Sperber uses advanced mathematical methods to analyze the thirteen general elections held in pre-1914 Germany. These results are, however, presented in understandable, non-technical language making it suitable for those with no technical background. Refuting a number of long-held propositions about the nature of the electorate in Imperial Germany, he presents a new interpretation of voting behaviour in the formative years of the modern German political system, considers its consequences for German electoral politics in the twentieth century, and compares electoral trends in Germany with those in other European and North American countries in the age of universal suffrage.
- Use of advanced mathematical methods, with results presented in simple language suitable for those with no technical background
- Comparisons between pre-1914 era and the twentieth century throw light on the mass politics of the twentieth century
- Detailed analysis of German elections, in the formative era of modern German politics
Product details
November 2005Paperback
9780521023269
404 pages
229 × 154 × 24 mm
0.604kg
100 tables
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Table of Contents
- List of tables
- List of figures
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I. The Parties:
- 1. The Social Democrats
- 2. The minority parties
- 3. The 'national' parties
- Part II. The Elections:
- 4. The Bismarckian elections
- 5. The Wilhelmine elections
- 6. A century of democratic elections
- Appendix
- Bibliography.
