The revolution of 1848/49 was a departure towards freedom and unity, a multifaceted social and political upheaval of European dimensions. Was it a failed revolution, but effective in the long run - a radical, democratic or liberal revolution? The 175th anniversary has led to new controversial debates about '1848' as a place of remembrance and as part of Germany's path to a parliamentary constitutional state. The 14 contributions analyse key aspects of the protest movement and the Paulskirche, including the constitutional question and political language, liberal forms of political action, the debate on fundamental rights and the economic order, as well as the specific revolutionary careers of the protagonists. With contributions by Birgit Bublies-Godau | | Jürgen Frölich | Johann Gerlieb | Ewald Grothe | Dieter Hein | Christoph Jahr | Wolther von Kieseritzky | Wilhelm Kreutz | Dieter Langewiesche | Ulrike Müßig | Anne Nagel | Susanne Schötz | Felix Selgert | Michael Wettengel

This book is included in DOAB.