Businessmen and Politics in the Rhineland, 1789-1834

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Focusing on the political history of the German middle class during the nineteenth century, the book examines the political, social, and economic behaviors of three business communities along the Left Bank of the Rhine from 1789 to 1834. Through this detailed study, Jeffry Diefendorf aims to shed light on the complexities and influences that shaped these communities and their role in the broader historical context.