In analyzing the social and professional struggles of Prussian
elementary schoolteachers from the time of Frederick the Great to the
end of 1848, La Vopa focuses on the first generation of trained teachers
and their emancipation movement in the Revolution of 1848. This case
history explores the subjective experience of social mobility, the
emergence of corporate solidarity, and the relationship between
professional aspirations and ideological commitment.
Originally published in 1980.
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