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The German Revolution, 1917-1923 / by Pierre Broué ; translated by John Archer and edited by Ian Birchall and Brian Pearce ; with an introduction by Eric D. Weitz.
Van Pelt Library DD240 .B81613 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Broué, Pierre.
- Series:
- Historical materialism book series 1570-1522 ; 5.
- Historical materialism book series, 1570-1522 ; 5
- Standardized Title:
- Révolution en Allemagne, 1917-1923. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands.
- History.
- Germany--Politics and government--1918-1933.
- Germany.
- Politics and government.
- World War, 1914-1918--Germany.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands--History.
- Germany--History--Revolution, 1918.
- Physical Description:
- xxvii, 991 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2005.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 The Battlefield 1
- Chapter 2 Social Democracy Before 1914 11
- Chapter 3 The Lefts in German Social Democracy 27
- Part 1 From War to Revolution: The Victory and Defeat of Ultra-Leftism
- Chapter 4 The War and the Crisis of Social Democracy 43
- Chapter 5 The Foundation of the Independent Social-Democratic Party 73
- Chapter 6 The Rise of the Revolutionary Movement 89
- Chapter 7 Problems of the World Revolution 111
- Chapter 8 The November Revolution 129
- Chapter 9 The Period of Dual Power 157
- Chapter 10 The Crisis in the Socialist Movement 189
- Chapter 11 The Foundation of the Communist Party of Germany 209
- Chapter 12 The Uprising of January 1919 227
- Part 2 The Attempt to Define the Role of a Communist Party
- Chapter 13 The Noske Period 261
- Chapter 14 Stabilisation in Germany and World Revolution 285
- Chapter 15 The Communist Party After January 1919 299
- Chapter 16 The Ultra-Left Opposition and the Split 323
- Chapter 17 The Problem of Centrism 333
- Chapter 18 The Kapp Putsch 349
- Chapter 19 The Communist Party at the Crossroads 381
- Chapter 20 Moscow and the German Revolutionaries 393
- Chapter 21 The Great Hopes of 1920 421
- Chapter 22 Paul Levi: A German Conception of Communism 449
- Chapter 23 The First Steps of the Unified Communist Party 459
- Chapter 24 The Split in the Italian Socialist Party 475
- Chapter 25 The March Action 491
- Chapter 26 Aftermath of a Defeat 505
- Chapter 27 The Moscow Compromise 527
- Part 3 From the Conquest of the Masses to a Defeat Without a Fight
- Chapter 28 Unity Preserved With Difficulty 555
- Chapter 29 A New Start 585
- Chapter 30 The Rapallo Turn 599
- Chapter 31 For the United Front Against Poverty and Reaction 607
- Chapter 32 The 'Mass Communist Party' 627
- Chapter 33 The Workers' Government 647
- Chapter 34 The Development of the Tactic 665
- Chapter 35 The Occupation of the Ruhr 685
- Chapter 36 Crisis in the KPD 699
- Chapter 37 An Unprecedented Pre-Revolutionary Situation 709
- Chapter 38 The Overthrow of the Cuno Government 733
- Chapter 39 Preparing the Insurrection 755
- Chapter 40 Moscow's View of the German Revolution 779
- Chapter 41 The German October 791
- Chapter 42 Aftermath of Another Defeat 817
- Part 4 An Undertaking Condemned by History?
- Chapter 43 History and Politics 839
- Chapter 44 Grafting Bolshevism onto German Stock 851
- Chapter 45 Paul Levi: The Lost Opportunity? 875
- Chapter 46 Karl Radek: The Confusion of Styles? 889
- Chapter 47 Balance Sheet of a Defeat 899.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [935]-957).
- ISBN:
- 9004139400
- OCLC:
- 54685330
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