{"product_id":"german-left-and-the-weimar-republic-a-selection-of-documents-historical-materialism-volume-75-9781608464869","title":"German Left And The Weimar Republic: A Selection","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe German Left and the Weimar Republic illuminates the history of the political left by presenting a wide range of documents on various aspects of socialist and communist activity in Germany. Separate chapters deal with the policy of Social Democracy and the attempts of the Communist Party to overthrow the Weimar Republic. Later chapters discuss social issues, in particular questions of gender and sexuality. The book concludes with a presentation of documents on various groups of socialist and communist dissidents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Socialist historian Ben Fowkes has given us a unique and vivid text documentary of the German workers’ movement during the tumultuous years of its greatest influence… For socialists, this unique resource breaks through veils of historical interpretation and ideology and permits us to hear the protagonists of our movement’s past in their own words.”  —John Riddell, editor Toward the United Front\u003cbr\u003e“Socialist historian Ben Fowkes has given us a unique and vivid text documentary of the German workers’ movement during the tumultuous years of its greatest influence… For socialists, this unique resource breaks through veils of historical interpretation and ideology and permits us to hear the protagonists of our movement’s past in their own words.”  —John Riddell, editor Toward the United Front\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface  Acknowledgements  Abbreviations  General Introduction   Chapter 1 Social Democracy in Government: Measures of Reform in Theory and Practice   Chapter 2 The Council Idea: Workers’ Councils and Factory Councils   Chapter 3 Communism and Insurrection   Chapter 4 In Defence of Democracy   Chapter 5 The Weimar Left Between Opposition and Coalition: Varied Strategies  Chapter 6 The Moscow Connection: The KPD and the Comintern  Chapter 7 Socialism and Foreign Policy  Chapter 8 The Search for Democracy in the Armed Forces  Chapter 9 Questions of Gender and Sexual Politics  Chapter 10 Long-term Political Objectives: Similarities and Differences  Chapter 11 The Parties, their Supporters and the Proletarian Milieu  Chapter 12 Parties and Groups of the Dissident Left   Bibliography Index","brand":"Haymarket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359717097815,"sku":"9781608464869","price":25.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781608464869.jpg?v=1754125500","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/german-left-and-the-weimar-republic-a-selection-of-documents-historical-materialism-volume-75-9781608464869","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}