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Title:

THE KAISER'S VOTERS
ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS IN IMPERIAL GERMANY

By:

Jonathan Sperber

Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0521591384

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9780521591386

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Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

11 September, 1997

Pages:

404

Description:

An analysis of the voting patterns and behaviour in the thirteen general elections held in pre-1914 Germany.

Synopsis:

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.

Illustrations:

100 tables

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Imprint:

Cambridge University Press

Prizes:

Winner of Allan Sharlin Memorial Award 1998

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Returnable

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