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
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Awards
- Professor Sperber has won the 1998 Alan Sharlin Memorial Prize of the Social Science History Association awarded for the best book in social science history, for The Kaiser's Voters
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Product details
- Date Published: November 2005
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521023269
- length: 404 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 154 x 24 mm
- weight: 0.604kg
- contains: 100 tables
- availability: Available
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.
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Author
Jonathan Sperber, University of Missouri, Columbia
Awards
- Professor Sperber has won the 1998 Alan Sharlin Memorial Prize of the Social Science History Association awarded for the best book in social science history, for The Kaiser's Voters