Social democracy and the working class in the nineteenth and twentieth century Germany

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Social democracy and the working class in the nineteenth and twentieth century Germany

Stefan Berger

(Themes in modern German history series)

Longman, 1999

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  • : ppr

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Volume

: ppr ISBN 9780582298149

Description

This is a powerful and original survey of German social democracy breaks new ground in covering the movement's full span, from its origins after the French Revolution, to the present day. Stefan Berger looks beyond narrow party political history to relate Social Democracy to other working class identities in the period and sets the German experience within its wider European context. This timely book considers both the background and long-term perspective on the current rethinking of Social Democratic ideas and values, not only in Germany but also in France, Britain and elsewhere.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction. 2. The Origins of Social Democracy Identity, 1789-1875. 3. Between Isolation and Integration, 1871-1918. 4. In Defense of the Republican State, 1918-1933. 5. Social Democracy Under Conditions of Illegality, 1933-1989. 6. From Golden Age to the End of Social Democracy? The FRG, 1945-1998. 7. Conclusion.
Volume

: csd ISBN 9780582298156

Description

This is a survey of German social democracy. It covers the movement's full span from its origins after the French Revolution to the present day and in setting the German experience firmly within its wider European context.

Table of Contents

  • The origins of social democratic identity, 1789-1875
  • between isolation and integration, 1871-1918
  • in defence of the republican state, 1918-1933
  • social democracy under conditions of illegality, 1933-1989
  • from Golden Age to the end of social democracy? the FRG, 1945-1998.

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