Karl von Rotteck und Karl Theodor Welcker

This volume examines the thinking, political activity and journalistic work of the liberal university lecturers Karl von Rotteck (1775-1840) and Theodor Welcker (1790-1869), two of the most important liberal political commentators of the early 19th century. Because they are both credited with publishing the 'Staats-Lexikon', the bible of the liberal movement that existed before the 1848 revolution, they are often regarded as Dioscuri even though their attitudes and opinions were markedly different at times. What they did have in common was their liberal disposition, which led to them joining the political opposition in the period from 1815 to 1848 and to Welcker not being able to assume a position in which he could help shape the political landscape until 1848.
With contributions by
Helga Albrecht, Hans Boldt, Frank Engehausen, Roland Gehrke, Stefan Jordan, Jörn Leonhard, Rainer Schöttle and Eva Maria Werner