The German left and the Weimar Republic : a selection of documents / translated and introduced by Ben Fowkes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fowkes, Ben, translator.

Series:

Historical materialism book series ; 75.

Historical materialism book series, 1570-1522 ; volume 75

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Socialism--Germany--20th century--Sources.

Socialism.

Communism--Germany--History--20th century--Sources.

Communism.

Radicalism--Germany--History--20th century--Sources.

Radicalism.

Right and left (Political science)--Germany--History--20th century--Sources.

Right and left (Political science).

History.

Germany--Politics and government--1918-1933--Sources.

Germany.

Politics and government.

Political parties--Germany.

Political parties.

Political science.

Genre:

Sources.

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 399 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Boston ; Brill, 2014.

Summary:

"The German Left and the Weimar Republic illuminates the history of the political left by presenting a wide range of documents on various aspects of socialist and communist activity in Germany. Separate chapters deal with the policy of Social Democracy in and out of government, the attempts of the Communist Party to overthrow the Weimar Republic, and then later to oppose it. Later chapters move away from the political scene to treat the attitudes of the parties to key social issues, in particular questions of gender and sexuality. The book concludes with a presentation of documents on various groups of socialist and communist dissidents. Many of the documents are made accessible for the first time, and each chapter begins with an original introduction indicating the current state of research"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

General introduction

Social democracy in government : measures of reform in theory and practice

The council idea : workers' councils and factory councils

Communism and insurrection

In defence of democracy

The Weimar left between opposition and coalition : varied strategies

The Moscow connection : the KPD and the Comintern

Socialism and foreign policy

The search for democracy in the armed forces

Questions of gender and sexual politics

Long-term political objectives : similarities and differences

The parties, their supporters and the proletarian milieu

The parties and groups of the dissident left.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9004210296

9789004210295

OCLC:

880959907

Publisher Number:

99960217021