The Politics of Sociability
Subtitle: Freemasonry and German Civil Society, 1840-1918 (Social History, Popular Culture, and Politics in Germany)
Contributors: Tom Lampert (Translator)
Publisher: University of Michigan Press; The University of Michigan Press
Published: September 25, 2007
Language: eng; ger
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 424
ISBN-13: 9780472115730
Subjects: Freemasonry & secret societies; Social history; First World War, 1914-1918; c 1800 to c 1900; c 1900 - c 1914; History; History - General History; History: World; Europe - Germany; Freemasonry; History / Germany; Germany; Lodges
Description: "The Politics of Sociability is Stefan-Ludwig Hoffmann's exploration of the social and political significance of Freemasonry in German history. Using a wealth of archival sources previously unavailable, Hoffmann shows how Freemasonry became a social refuge for elevated and liberal-minded bourgeois men who felt attracted to its secret rituals and moral teachings. German Freemasons sought to reform self and society but, Hoffmann argues, ultimately failed to balance modern politics with a cosmopolitan ethos."--BOOK JACKET.