Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (225 Seiten)
ISBN:
9789004300637
Serie:
Historical materialism book series Volume 220
Inhalt:
Introduction -- Ideology, leadership, and party culture: The Lassalle Cult in German social democracy -- Between internationalism, nationalism and particularism: From the War of 1870-71 to the July Crisis, 1914 -- Attitudes to Labour in the German Social Democratic Party in the Kaiserreich -- Social democracy and the price of bread: The politics of subsistence in imperial Germany -- Reds in the ranks: Social Democrats in the Kaiser's army -- Reading Marx -- Workers and cultural activities: Culture, sociability, organisation -- Socialism and Republicanism in imperial Germany -- Conclusions.
Inhalt:
"The German Social Democratic Party was the world's first million-strong political party and was the main force pushing for the democratisation of Imperial Germany before the First World War. This book examines the themes around which the party organized its mainly working-class membership, and analyses the experiences and outlook of rank-and-file party members as well as the party's press and publications. Key themes include: the Lassalle cult and leadership, nationalism and internationalism, attitudes to work, the politics of subsistence, the effects of military service, reading and the diffusion of Marx's ideas, cultural organisations, and socialism and republicanism under the Imperial German state. Before 1914, the party successfully simultaneously addressed workers' everyday concerns while offering the prospect of a better future"--
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9789004300620
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9004300627
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Bonnell, Andrew, 1960 - Red banners, books and beer mugs Leiden : Brill, 2020 ISBN 9789004300620
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9004300627
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
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Geschichte 1863-1914
DOI:
10.1163/9789004300637
Mehr zum Autor:
Bonnell, Andrew 1960-
