The trammels of tradition : social democracy in Britain, France, and Germany
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The trammels of tradition : social democracy in Britain, France, and Germany
(Contributions in political science, no. 342)
Greenwood Press, 1994
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-169) and index
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Description
This book is a succinct history of social democracy in the major states of Western Europe that discusses both the domestic and international factors influencing social democratic politics. It explains why political parties, whose electoral following was rooted in the growing industrial working class, nevertheless failed to become dominant parliamentary forces in their respective political systems. The book concludes by discussing the implication of the social democratic past in Europe for the future of socialist politics in a post-Cold War context.
Table of Contents
Introduction Working Class Politics in the Great Powers The Price of National Legitimacy German Socialism and the Rout of Weimar Democracy The Adolescence of British Labor A Popular Front for the French Republic The Alternative Party of Government Epilogue Bibliography Index
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