Between reform and revolution : German socialism and communism from 1840 to 1990 / edited by David E. Barclay and Eric D. Weitz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Barclay, David E., 1948- editor.

Weitz, Eric D., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Socialism--Germany--History.

Socialism.

Communism--Germany--History.

Communism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (592 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The powerful impact of Socialism and Communism on modern German history is the theme which is explored by the contributors to this volume. Whereas previous investigations have tended to focus on political, intellectual and biographical aspects, this book captures, for the first time, the methodological and thematic diversity and richness of current work on the history of the German working class and the political movements that emerged from it. Based on original contributions from U.S., British, and German scholars, this collection address a wide range of themes and problems.

Contents:

BETWEEN REFORM AND REVOLUTION; CONTENTS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1. DIAGNOSING THE "GERMAN MISERY"; CHAPTER 2. WORKING-CLASS POLITICS AT THE CROSSROADS OF CONSERVATISM, LIBERALISM, AND SOCIALISM; CHAPTER 3. THE LASSALLEAN LABOR MOVEMENT IN GERMANY; CHAPTER 4. BÜRGER AND WORKERS; CHAPTER 5. "GENOSSEN UND GENOSSINNEN"; CHAPTER 6. THE SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC ELECTORATE IN IMPERIAL GERMANY; CHAPTER 7. LATENT REFORMISM AND SOCIALIST UTOPIA; CHAPTER 8. A SOCIAL REPUBLIC?; CHAPTER 9. THE IRON FRONT; CHAPTER 10. COMMUNISM AND THE PUBLIC SPHERES OF WEIMAR GERMANY

CHAPTER 11. THE RISE AND FALL OF RED SAXONYCHAPTER 12. CULTURAL SOCIALISM, THE PUBLIC SPHERE, AND THE MASS FORM; CHAPTER 13. THE SOCIAL ORIGINS OF UNITY SENTIMENTS IN THE GERMAN SOCIALIST UNDERGROUND, 1933 TO 1936; CHAPTER 14. COMMUNIST RESISTANCE BETWEEN COMINTERN DIRECTIVES AND NAZI TERROR; CHAPTER 15. RETHINKING SOCIAL DEMOCRACY,THE STATE, AND EUROPE; CHAPTER 16. ORDNUNGSMACHT AND MITBESTIMMUNG; CHAPTER 17. THE SOVIETS, THE GERMAN LEFT, AND THE PROBLEM OF "SECTARIANISM" IN THE EASTERN ZONE, 1945 TO 1949; CHAPTER 18. PRONATALISM, NATIONBUILDING, AND SOCIALISM

CHAPTER 19. GERMAN SOCIAL DEMOCRACY AND EUROPEAN UNIFICATION,1945 TO 1955CHAPTER 20. THE POLITICS OF CULTURE AND THE CULTURE OF EVERYDAY LIFE IN THE DDR IN THE 1950S; CHAPTER 21. SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC GENDER POLICIES, THE WORKING-CLASS MILIEU, AND THE CULTURE OF DOMESTICITY IN WEST GERMANY IN THE 1950S AND 1960S; CHAPTER 22. IS THE SPD STILL A LABOR PARTY?; CHAPTER 23. GOOD-BYE TO ALL THAT; SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 25, 2014).

ISBN:

9780857457196

0857457195

OCLC:

994873625