This book analyzes the political development of the German left since 1945. In particular, it focuses on the emergence of the Greens as a party and movement, a process which fundamentally altered the nature of progressive politics in the Federal Republic. Indeed, one of the study's central theses concentrates on the Greens' transformative effects which - in the course of a decade - altered the structure and content of what it means to be `left' in Germany. Through detailed historical work and comparative political sociology, the book addresses issues of the left's alteration which have implications well beyond the immediate German context. Special consideration is given, in addition, to the East German left as well as to the revolutionary nature of the changes of 1989/90 in the politics of Germany. The study concludes by reflecting on the future identity of the German - and European - lefts.

The German Left: Red, Green, and Beyond (Europe and the International Order)

History

Gorski, Philip S.

Markovitz, Andrei S.

Europe

Oxford University Press

This comprehensive, richly detailed history and political analysis of the German Left since 1945 focuses on the emergence of the Greens as the most influential anti-establishment party in Europe and possibly in the industrial, capitalist world, and shows how this process has fundamentally changed politics in the Federal Republic, transformed the style and output of one of the most important and traditional Lefts in Europe, and provided the most prominent and potent expression of "postmodern" politics in the advanced capitalist states. Uniquely broad in scope, the book gives special consideration to the East German Left and to the revolutionary changes of 1989-90 while revealing political and social implications, present and future, far beyond the immediate German context. An imaginative, insightful study of a topic of great interest to students, this book is an important resource for courses in comparative politics, political economy, and political sociology.

Markovits, Andrei S.

A bracing examination of a force that imperils American democracy\nMost Americans were shocked by the violence they witnessed at the nation's Capital on January 6th, 2021. And many were bewildered by the images displayed by the insurrectionists: a wooden cross and wooden gallows; "Jesus saves" and "Don't Tread on Me;" Christian flags and Confederate Flags; even a prayer in Jesus' name after storming the Senate chamber. Where some saw a confusing jumble, Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry saw a familiar ideology: white Christian nationalism.\nIn this short primer, Gorski and Perry explain what white Christian nationalism is and is not; when it first emerged and how it has changed; where it's headed and why it threatens democracy. Tracing the development of this ideology over the course of three centuries―and especially its influence over the last three decades―they show how, throughout American history, white Christian nationalism has animated the oppression, exclusion, and even extermination of minority groups while securing privilege for white Protestants. It enables white Christian Americans to demand "sacrifice" from others in the name of religion and nation, while defending their "rights" in the names of "liberty" and "property."\nWhite Christian nationalism motivates the anti-democratic, authoritarian, and violent impulses on display in our current political moment. The future of American democracy, Gorski and Perry argue, will depend on whether a broad spectrum of Americans―stretching from democratic socialists to classical liberals―can unite in a popular front to combat the threat to liberal democracy posed by white Christian nationalism.

The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy

Perry, Samuel L.

World

The Disciplinary Revolution: Calvinism and the Rise of the State in Early Modern Europe

What explains the rapid growth of state power in early modern Europe? While most scholars have pointed to the impact of military or capitalist revolutions, Philip S. Gorski argues instead for the importance of a disciplinary revolution unleashed by the Reformation. By refining and diffusing a variety of disciplinary techniques and strategies, such as communal surveillance, control through incarceration, and bureaucratic office-holding, Calvin and his followers created an infrastructure of religious governance and social control that served as a model for the rest of Europe—and the world.

Americas

University of Chicago Press

What explains the rapid growth of state power in early modern Europe? While most scholars have pointed to the impact of military or capitalist revolutions, Philip S. Gorski argues instead for the importance of a disciplinary revolution unleashed by the Reformation. By refining and diffusing a variety of disciplinary techniques and strategies, such as communal surveillance, control through incarceration, and bureaucratic office-holding, Calvin and his followers created an infrastructure of religious governance and social control that served as a model for the rest of Europe—and the world.

Why did 81 percent&nbsp;of white evangelicals vote for Donald Trump in 2016? And what does this tell us about the relationship between Christianity and democracy in the United States? American Babylonplaces our present political moment against a deep historical backdrop. In Part I the author traces the development of democratic institutions from Ancient Greece through to the American Revolution and of Christian political theology from Augustine to Falwell. Part II charts the decline of democratic governance within American churches; explains the capture of evangelical Christianity by the Republican Party; and denounces the fateful embrace between white Christian nationalists and right-wing populists that culminated in Trump's victory.&#12288; An accessible and timely book, American Babylonis essential reading for those concerned with the vexed relationship of religion and politics in the United States, including students and scholars in the fields of divinity, history, political science, religious studies, and sociology.

American Babylon (Routledge Focus on Religion)

Routledge

Why did 81 percent of white evangelicals vote for Donald Trump in 2016? And what does this tell us about the relationship between Christianity and democracy in the United States? American Babylon places our present political moment against a deep historical backdrop. 
In Part I the author traces the development of democratic institutions from Ancient Greece through to the American Revolution and of Christian political theology from Augustine to Falwell. Part II charts the decline of democratic governance within American churches; explains the capture of evangelical Christianity by the Republican Party; and denounces the fateful embrace between white Christian nationalists and right-wing populists that culminated in Trump’s victory. 
An accessible and timely book, American Babylon is essential reading for those concerned with the vexed relationship of religion and politics in the United States, including students and scholars in the fields of divinity, history, political science, religious studies, and sociology.

American Babylon: Christianity and Democracy Before and After Trump (Routledge Focus on Religion)

The German Left: Red, Green and Beyond (Europe and the International Order)

Politics & Social Sciences

Markovits, A.S.

Politics & Government

Blackwell*publishers

Essays on the contradictory resurgence of religion and liberalism in the twenty-first century by one of the most important voices in the study of the sociology of religion.

The Protestant Ethic Revisited (Politics History & Social Chan)

Temple University Press

This title provides essays on the contradictory resurgence of religion and liberalism in the 21st century by one of the most important voices in the study of the sociology of religion.

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The German Left: Red, Green, and Beyond (Europe and the International Order)

The German Left: Red, Green, and Beyond (Europe and the International Order)

The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy

The Disciplinary Revolution: Calvinism and the Rise of the State in Early Modern Europe

The Disciplinary Revolution: Calvinism and the Rise of the State in Early Modern Europe

American Babylon (Routledge Focus on Religion)

American Babylon: Christianity and Democracy Before and After Trump (Routledge Focus on Religion)

The German Left: Red, Green and Beyond (Europe and the International Order)

The Protestant Ethic Revisited (Politics History & Social Chan)

The Protestant Ethic Revisited (Politics History & Social Chan)