The peasant war in Germany.

Description:

"This work is a graphic treatment of the first great democratic struggle which heralded the dawn of the modern era. Engels analyzes the social and economic forces which brought about the peasant revolt of 1525 and its role in the Reformation. He portrays vividly the contrasting figures of Thomas Muenzer and Martin Luther, in relation to the revolutionary peasants and to the princes. The book has an enduring theoretical interest, as one of the earliest discussions of the revolutionary potential of the peasantry. Illustrated with drawings and woodcuts of the time."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Peasants' War, 1524-1525,  Social conditions,  Politics and government,  Historiography,  Social conditons,  Peasant uprisings,  Communism and Christianity,  Reformation,  Peasants, germany,  German history - political aspects,  Renaissance - history,  European studies - germany,  Social,  Cultural & economic aspects of communism,  Christianity - general & miscellaneous,  German history - social aspects,  German history - 1519 - 1648 (reformation & c

Places: Germany

Times: 1517-1648