The Cross and the Ballot

Catholic Political Parties in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands, 1785-1985
Erscheinungsjahr 1999
ISBN: 978-0-391-04095-3
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 12, 302 Seiten, Format (B × H): 143 mm x 212 mm, Gewicht: 576 g

Reihe: Studies in Central European Histories

The Cross and the Ballot describes the origins, development and present status of Catholic political parties in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and The Netherlands. Its comparative perspective contributes significantly to the current debate over Germany's Sonderweg, that is, whether or not German history has taken a "special path", or unique direction from others. The emergence of a separate political representation for German Catholics was not a deviation from the usual European spectrum but on the contrary was strikingly similar to events in the other four countries. Both the similarities and some notable differences serve to illuminate important aspects of German history.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lovell Evans, Ellen

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Katholizismus, Römisch-Katholische Kirche
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Politische Parteien

Über Autor(innen)

Ellen Lovell Evans, Ph.D. in German History, Columbia University, is a Professor of History at Georgia State University. She is the author of The German Center Party 1970-1933: A Study in Political Catholicism (1981), and several articles on German history.