Stefan-Ludwig Hoffmann
Geselligkeit und Demokratie
Vereine und zivile Gesellschaft im transnationalen Vergleich 1750–1914
1. Edition 2003
144 pages
ISBN 978-3-525-36800-8
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
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Hoffmann traces the enthusiasm for associative sociability by eighteenth- and nineteenth-century practitioners of civil society in England, France, Germany, the Habsburg Empire and Russia from the Enlightenment to the First World War. His book discusses whether voluntary associations can be considered schools for democracy or not. Moreover, this volume provides a well-written introduction to the vast literature on the history of associational life and civil society.
