The German Social Democratic Party, 1875-1933 : from ghetto to government / W.L. Guttsman.

Originally published in 1981, this book covers the development of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from its inception to the end of the Weimar republic. Within a historical framework it analyses the role and operation of the SPD in the changing social and political climate of Germany and describes...

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Main Author: Guttsman, W. L. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
Series:Routledge library editions. German history ; v. 17.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Industrialisation and the Entry of the German Working Class into Politics 2. The Role of the Working-Class Party in the Pseudo-democratic State 3. The Political Mobilisation of the German Working Class SPD 4. Social Milieu, Political Control and the Grass Roots of Social Democracy 5. The Elective Fatherland: Socialist Subculture from Ghetto to Republic 6. The Structure of a Democratic Party in Action: Mass Membership, Leadership and Bureaucracy 7. A Revolutionary But Not a Revolution-Making Party? Theory and Tactics from Erfurt to Weimar 8. Conclusions.