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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1962, this book examines Germany's Free Youth Movement, a revolt of the younger generation in Germany from 1896 to 1933. This movement was one of the most significant factors in shaping modern Germany. Laqueur, who grew up in Germany, retraces the history of the movement, its central ideas, and its cultural background. He begins with its origins in 19th century, and goes on to examine the Jewish question, before moving on to the movement's roots in Germany around the time of the rise of National Socialism in the late 1920's and early 1930's. This book inspires all the ideas which continue to preoccupy proponents and students of generational conflict today.
Table of ContentsPlates; Preface; Introduction by R. H. S. Crossman; Part One 1. Romantic Prelude 2. The Beginning 3. The New Style 4. At The Hohe Meissner Part Two 5. Metapolitics 6. Blüher and Wyneken 7. The War of the Sexes 8. Other Youth Movements 9 . The Jewish Question Part Three 10. The First World War 11. 1919 – Left Vs. Right 12. Years of Disillusion 13. The End of The Beginning Part Four 14. The ‘White Knight’ 15. Ernst Buske and The Freischar 16. Panorama or The Bünde 17. Tusk or The Triumph of Eccentricity 18. National Bolshevism Part Five 19. In Hitler’s Shadow 20. The Road To Ruin 21. The Post-War Period; Conclusion; Appendix: The Foreign Policy of The Bünde; Bibliography; Index
