The Second revolution the Council movement in Berlin 1919-20
Weipert, Axel
The Second revolution the Council movement in Berlin 1919-20 the Council Movement in Berlin 1919-1920 Axel Weipert ; tranlated by Maciej Zurowski - Boston : Brill, 2023 ©2023 - 1 online resource (469 pages) - Historical Materialism Book Series v.284 .
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The Berlin council movement of 1919-20 proves that there was a left alternative beyond Social Democracy and Stalinism in the German Revolution. Here, the movement is systematically analysed for the first time in all its diversity and on the basis of a broad range of sources. Intro -- Contents -- Foreword to the English Edition -- About the Author -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- The Subject, Its Historical Context and Its Significance -- The Present State of Research -- Methodology and Sources -- Chapter 1. The March 1919 General Strike in Berlin -- The Course of Events - a Brief Outline -- Strikes in the Other Regions -- Objectives of the Leadership and Measures Taken -- Cross-Regional Coordination -- Pressure from below: The Rank and File of the Movement -- Official Strike Demands -- Scope and Capacity for Mobilisation -- Organisation of the Strike Movement -- Citizens' Council and General Strike -- The Role of the Media -- Street Fighting during the Strike -- The Response of the Governments -- Interim Conclusion -- Chapter 2. The Demonstration outside the Reichstag on 13 January 1920 -- The Opposition Is Forming -- The Course of Events at the Demonstration -- Consequences -- Contradictory Interpretations -- The Role of the Security Police and Military -- Interim Conclusion -- Chapter 3. The Kapp-Lüttwitz Putsch and the Council Movement -- Starting Shot from the Right: The Putsch -- Backlash from the Left: the General Strike in Germany and Berlin -- Workers' Organisations: For and against the Councils -- A Second Spring for the Councils? Reconstruction and Activities -- Interim Conclusion -- Chapter 4. The Revolutionary Central Office of Factory Councils -- Foundation and Organisational Structure -- Programme -- Rivalry with the Trade Unions -- Interim Conclusion -- Chapter 5. Pupil Councils -- A Special Case: Gustav Wyneken's Attempt at Reform -- The Starting Point: Vocational Schools and the Youth Workers' Movement -- Structure of the Pupil Councils -- The School Strike in the Summer of 1919 -- Relationship to the 'Actual' Council Movement -- Interim Conclusion.
9789004546486
Rätebewegung
Berlin
The Second revolution the Council movement in Berlin 1919-20 the Council Movement in Berlin 1919-1920 Axel Weipert ; tranlated by Maciej Zurowski - Boston : Brill, 2023 ©2023 - 1 online resource (469 pages) - Historical Materialism Book Series v.284 .
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources E-Book / Zugriff nur im DHI-Lesesaal
The Berlin council movement of 1919-20 proves that there was a left alternative beyond Social Democracy and Stalinism in the German Revolution. Here, the movement is systematically analysed for the first time in all its diversity and on the basis of a broad range of sources. Intro -- Contents -- Foreword to the English Edition -- About the Author -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- The Subject, Its Historical Context and Its Significance -- The Present State of Research -- Methodology and Sources -- Chapter 1. The March 1919 General Strike in Berlin -- The Course of Events - a Brief Outline -- Strikes in the Other Regions -- Objectives of the Leadership and Measures Taken -- Cross-Regional Coordination -- Pressure from below: The Rank and File of the Movement -- Official Strike Demands -- Scope and Capacity for Mobilisation -- Organisation of the Strike Movement -- Citizens' Council and General Strike -- The Role of the Media -- Street Fighting during the Strike -- The Response of the Governments -- Interim Conclusion -- Chapter 2. The Demonstration outside the Reichstag on 13 January 1920 -- The Opposition Is Forming -- The Course of Events at the Demonstration -- Consequences -- Contradictory Interpretations -- The Role of the Security Police and Military -- Interim Conclusion -- Chapter 3. The Kapp-Lüttwitz Putsch and the Council Movement -- Starting Shot from the Right: The Putsch -- Backlash from the Left: the General Strike in Germany and Berlin -- Workers' Organisations: For and against the Councils -- A Second Spring for the Councils? Reconstruction and Activities -- Interim Conclusion -- Chapter 4. The Revolutionary Central Office of Factory Councils -- Foundation and Organisational Structure -- Programme -- Rivalry with the Trade Unions -- Interim Conclusion -- Chapter 5. Pupil Councils -- A Special Case: Gustav Wyneken's Attempt at Reform -- The Starting Point: Vocational Schools and the Youth Workers' Movement -- Structure of the Pupil Councils -- The School Strike in the Summer of 1919 -- Relationship to the 'Actual' Council Movement -- Interim Conclusion.
9789004546486
Rätebewegung
Berlin