German Professions, 1800-1950 by Geoffrey Cocks - ISBN: 9780195055962
Hardcover
The role of the middle class in national development has always been of interest to historians concerned with the "peculiarities" of German history. Recently, the professional sector of the German middle class has come under historical scrutiny as part of a re-examination of those …

German Professions, 1800-1950

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    352 pages

  • Release Date

    19 July 1990

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Summary

The role of the middle class in national development has always been of interest to historians concerned with the “peculiarities” of German history. Recently, the professional sector of the German middle class has come under historical scrutiny as part of a re-examination of those features of German society common to Western industrializing nations. This work provides comprehensive coverage of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Germany from the point of view ofthis new field. The contributors …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780195055962
ISBN-10:0195055969
Author:Geoffrey Cocks, Konrad H. Jarausch
Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:Oxford University Press Inc
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:19 July 1990
Weight:685g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm x 24mm
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Critics Review

“Makes a major contribution to the increasingly popular field ofprofessionalisation history.”–Business History

”[An] excellent anthology….The volume makes an important contribution to the history and sociology of the professions, especially in its efforts to refine and to revise the theories of Larson.“–Journal of Interdisciplinary History”Essential reading for sociologists doing research on modern German society, as well as for students of the professions, especially those using a comparative and historical approach.“–Contemporary Sociology”[A] superb collection.“–CHOICE”Makes a major contribution to the increasingly popular field of professionalisation history.“–Business History”Cocks and Jarausch have brought together some of the very best new scholarship on German professions.“–Central European History

About The Author

Geoffrey Cocks

Geoffrey Cocks is at Albion College. Konrad H. Jarausch is at University of North Carolina.

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