{"product_id":"the-price-of-exclusion-ethnicity-national-identity-and-the-decline-of-german-liberalism-1898-1933-9781845450694","title":"The Price of Exclusion: Ethnicity, National","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\"The failure of Liberalism\" in Germany and its responsibility for the rise of Nazism has been widely discussed among scholars inside and outside Germany. This author argues that German liberalism failed because of the irreconcilable conflict between two competing visions of German identity. In following the German liberal parties from the Empire through the Third Reich Kurlander illustrates convincingly how an exclusionary racist Weltanschauung, conditioned by profound transformations in German political culture at large, gradually displaced the liberal-universalist conception of a democratic Rechtsstaat. Although there were some notable exceptions, this widespread obsession with \"racial community [Volksgemeinschaft]\" caused the liberal parties to succumb to ideological lassitude and self-contradiction, paving the way for National Socialism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“…the very fact that his book raises so many follow-up questions is testimony to the value of his research and the stimulating tone of his book.”\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e• German Studies Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“Kurlander scrutinizes the role of ethnicity in German liberal thought more acutely than previous studies have done. This angle determines the role of antisemitism in German liberalism anew, which is important and a vital correction to the established image.”\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e• Journal of Contemporary History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. The Genesis of Völkisch Liberalism in Schleswig-Holstein, 1898–1918\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tVölkisch and Universalist Paradigms of Regional Identity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tA National and Social Liberalism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Schücking Affair and Breaking the Bülow Bloc, 1907–1912\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tNationalism, Ethnic Preoccupations, and the Coming of War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tConclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. Decisive Liberalism and the Challenges of Völkisch-Nationalism in Silesia, 1898-1918\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tJews, Poles, and Other Silesians\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t“Decisive Liberalism” Challenged, 1898–1907\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\t“A Liberalism Which Does Not Deserve Its Name”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Divisiveness of Total War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tConclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. Republican Particularism and the Creation of an Alsatian Liberal Counterculture, 1898-1918\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Origins of Republican Particularism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tLiberal Unity and the End of Opposition, 1898–1907\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tStriking A Blow for “Progress”: The Fortschrittspartei Takes the Reins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tAlsace at War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tConclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. The Strengths and Weaknesses of Völkisch Liberalism in Schleswig-Holstein, 1918-1933\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Apotheosis of Völkisch Liberalism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Challenges of Preserving Liberal Democracy, 1918–1924\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tVölkisch Liberalism and the Bürgerblock, 1924–1928\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tVölkisch Liberalism on the Brink, 1928–1933\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tConclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. The Price of Universalism in Weimar Silesia, 1918–1933\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tVölkisch Ideologies and Universalist Minorities within Silesian Liberalism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tDecisive Liberalism Divided, 1919–1922\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tSolidarity and Decline, 1922–1928\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Search for Alternatives: A Last Chance for Silesian Liberalism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tConclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.The Victory of Republican Particularism in Alsace, 1918–1933\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Question of Autonomy: Race, Culture, and Identity in the Third Republic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tBe Careful What You Wish For: The Liberals Embrace the Republic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Autonomist Challenge 1924–1930\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Republican Settlement 1930–1933\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tConclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042963161431,"sku":"9781845450694","price":96.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781845450694.jpg?v=1750956420","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-price-of-exclusion-ethnicity-national-identity-and-the-decline-of-german-liberalism-1898-1933-9781845450694","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}