Walking the footsteps of a forgotten revolution : Friedrich Hecker's insurrection of 1848 / Steven Nyole Fuller.
| Author/creator | Fuller, Steven Nyole, 1960- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Oldenbourg, Germany : de Gruyter, [2025] |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | viii, 184 pages : illustration, map ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : the geology of revolutions new and old -- Prologue : arrival in Konstanz - April 11, 1848 and today -- Konstanz - April 12, 1848 and today -- Konstanz to Stockach - April 13, 1848 and today -- Stockach to Engen - April 14, 1848 and today -- Engen to Riedböhringen - April 15, 1848 and today -- Riedböhringen to Bonndorf - April 16, 1848 and today -- Bonndorf to Bernau - April 17, 1848 and today -- Bernau to Schopfheim - April 18, 1848 and today -- Schopfheim to Kandern - April 19, 1848 and today -- Kandern to Scheideck - April 20, 1848 and today -- Epilogue : Basel and beyond. |
| Abstract | Walking the Footsteps of a Forgotten Revolution details the bold and audacious insurrection in the opening phase of the German Revolution of 1848-1849. Friedrich Hecker, the most gifted young politician of his day, attempted to lead a group of rebels through Southwest Germany in hopes of fomenting a full-fledged revolution. The forces in play during the ten-day insurrection lay bare the larger historical factors that would plague German aspirations for freedom and democracy for the next hundred years. Steven Fuller's engaged theory beautifully unfolds as he walks the actual two-hundred-mile route of the insurrection, simulating the conflict in real-time and in the real landscape of the rebellion. Skillfully combining elements of pure historical narrative and high theory, with the best aspects of travel literature, the author creates an engaging and readable story filled with drama and a cast of colorful characters; while at the same time, using the events of one hundred seventy-five years ago to weave in today's issues of political engagement and violent insurrection.--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-179) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Fuller, Steven Nyole. Walking the Footsteps of a Forgotten Revolution. De Gruyter 2025 9783111434148 |
| ISBN | 9783111433844 |
| ISBN | 3111433846 hardcover |
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