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German Communism, Workers' Protest, and Labor Unions
Larry Peterson
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Description for German Communism, Workers' Protest, and Labor Unions
Paperback. Series: Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 551 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 29. Weight in Grams: 892.
This book analyzes how a sizable group of Gennan workers came to support Communism and how they in turn influenced the emergence and development of the German Communist Party (KPD) in its fonnative period as a mass party. It reconstructs the interaction between a party and the constituency to which it appealed within the constraints and opportunities set by social structures, econo mic conditions, and political competitors. This interaction revolved around the elaboration and implementation of a specific concept of revolutionary politics, and this study investigates both the rise of the KPD as a mass party and its failure to ... Read more
This book analyzes how a sizable group of Gennan workers came to support Communism and how they in turn influenced the emergence and development of the German Communist Party (KPD) in its fonnative period as a mass party. It reconstructs the interaction between a party and the constituency to which it appealed within the constraints and opportunities set by social structures, econo mic conditions, and political competitors. This interaction revolved around the elaboration and implementation of a specific concept of revolutionary politics, and this study investigates both the rise of the KPD as a mass party and its failure to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
551
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Social History
Number of Pages
551
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401047180
SKU
V9789401047180
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99-15
About Larry Peterson
Larry Peterson (1949) received a PhD from Columbia University in 1979, and has been Managing Editor of Comparative Politics since 1983. He published widely about German, American, and comparative labor history.
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