The Kaiser's Voters Electors and Elections in Imperial Germany [Paperback]

An analysis of the voting patterns and behaviour in the thirteen general elections held in pre-1914 Germany.The Kaiser's Voters is a study of the thirteen general elections held in Germany between 1871 and the outbreak of the First World War. Using advanced mathematical methods, but presenting their results in simple, non-technical language, the author develops a new interpretation of the electoral politics of the German empire, demonstrates their implications for the post-1914 era (including the rise of the Nazis) and compares voting trends in Germany with those in other countries of Europe and North America.The Kaiser's Voters is a study of the thirteen general elections held in Germany between 1871 and the outbreak of the First World War. Using advanced mathematical methods, but presenting their results in simple, non-technical language, the author develops a new interpretation of the electoral politics of the German empire, demonstrates their implications for the post-1914 era (including the rise of the Nazis) and compares voting trends in Germany with those in other countries of Europe and North America.The Kaiser's Voters is a study of the thirteen general elections held in Germany between 1871 and the outbreak of the First World War. Using advanced mathematical methods, but presenting the results in simple, nontechnical language, the author develops a new interpretation of the electoral politics of the German Empire, demonstrates their implications for the post-1914 era (including the rise of the Nazis) and compares voting trends in Germany with those in other countries of Europe and North America.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. ...a most impressive and welcome piece of scholarship... lã1