Project Gutenberg 2007-01-27 Public domain in the USA. 93 Bax, Ernest Belfort 1854 1926 Bax, E. B. (Ernest Belfort) Bax, E. Belfort (Ernest Belfort) German Culture Past and Present Reading ease score: 50.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Jeannie Howse, Thierry Alberto, Henry Craig and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "German Culture Past and Present" by Ernest Belfort Bax is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The text explores the social and intellectual life of Germany, particularly focusing on the transformative period from the end of the medieval era through the Reformation. It aims to shed light on little-known aspects of German culture during this pivotal time, emphasizing the origins of contemporary German character and societal structure. The opening of the work sets the stage by discussing the condition of medieval Europe at the close of the 15th century, illustrating how feudal structures were still outwardly intact but undergoing significant underlying changes that would lead to their disintegration. It highlights key factors, such as the advent of firearms, the rise of the merchant class, and the spread of the Renaissance, which contributed to a growing awareness of individual rights and an emergent capitalist economy. Bax hints at the socio-political struggles that would culminate in major upheavals, including the Reformation, suggesting that the tensions and transformations of this era were crucial in shaping modern German society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Germany -- Civilization Germany -- Social conditions Reformation -- Germany Peasants' War, 1524-1525 Anabaptists DD Text Germany Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 421031 416420 2024-10-09T05:43:13.961119 2023-09-09T08:10:38.116804 text/html text/html 419471 2021-01-01T17:47:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 151886 2021-01-01T17:47:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 241890 2024-10-09T05:43:23.384937 application/epub+zip 245174 2024-10-09T05:43:17.766915 application/epub+zip 234377 2024-10-09T05:43:16.177938 application/epub+zip 440238 2024-10-09T05:43:27.542896 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407606 2024-10-09T05:43:22.249930 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370463 2022-09-09T14:44:39.794688 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 380365 380240 2024-10-09T05:43:13.221955 2023-09-09T08:10:37.540783 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 380032 2021-01-01T17:47:37 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 142966 2021-01-01T17:47:37 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 380218 2021-01-01T17:47:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 142878 2021-01-01T17:47:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22857 2024-10-09T05:43:27.677880 application/rdf+xml 14590 2024-10-09T05:43:16.751931 image/jpeg 3540 2024-10-09T05:43:16.463114 image/jpeg 227974 2024-10-09T05:43:13.995018 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia