Resisting Pluralization and Globalization in German Culture, 1490-1540

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The book critically analyzes German texts from 1490 to 1540, revealing a populist response to social and political upheavals, global trade expansion, and changing worldviews. It explores the defense of the common good against threats to political stability, intellectual shifts due to spatial discoveries, and a nationalistic backlash against foreign influences and abusive trade practices. The texts reflect a desire to restore a stable imperial order amidst perceived cultural decline and disruptions to the status quo in Germany.