The German Army League : popular nationalism in Wilhelmine Germany / Marilyn Shevin Coetzee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shevin-Coetzee, Marilyn, 1955- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Deutscher Wehrverein.

Germany--Politics and government--20th century.

Germany.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 176 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Aimed at scholars and students of German history, this volume explores the origins and development of the Army League, founded in 1912, which was important in strengthening the resolve of those in Germany who wanted war.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1. The Founding of the Army League; 2. The Politics of Military Despair; 3. Creating an Image; The Issue of Nonpartisanship; The Ideology of National Regeneration; The Propaganda Machine; 4. ""More Prussian than the Prussians"": The Army League in the Liberal Southwest; 5. The Anatomy of a Patriotic Society; Structure and Geographic Strength; Social Profile; Overlapping Membership; Sociability; Finances; 6. Twilight of the Demagogues; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Bibliography p155-172. - Includes index.

Previously issued in print: 1990.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-172) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-771345-9

1-280-52432-4

0-19-536293-4

OCLC:

466428753