The Second Revolution: The Council Movement in Berlin 1919-20

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Weipert, Axel

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468 Seiten

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Brillerschienen am18.05.2023

The Berlin council movement of 1919-20 proves that there was a left alternative beyond Social Democracy and Stalinism in the German Revolution. The movement combined an impressive mass mobilisation with extensive socialist and democratic aspirations that pointed far beyond the Weimar order. Berlin was not just the centre of the November Revolution of 1918, but also the most important arena of the Second Revolution that followed. For the first time, the movement is analysed here in all its diversity and on the basis of a broad range of sources. Beside the workers' and factory councils, it also includes councils of students, women, the unemployed and intellectuals. Central events such as the 1919 general strike and the struggle against the Kapp Putsch of 1920 are also examined.mehr

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KlappentextThe Berlin council movement of 1919-20 proves that there was a left alternative beyond Social Democracy and Stalinism in the German Revolution. The movement combined an impressive mass mobilisation with extensive socialist and democratic aspirations that pointed far beyond the Weimar order. Berlin was not just the centre of the November Revolution of 1918, but also the most important arena of the Second Revolution that followed. For the first time, the movement is analysed here in all its diversity and on the basis of a broad range of sources. Beside the workers' and factory councils, it also includes councils of students, women, the unemployed and intellectuals. Central events such as the 1919 general strike and the struggle against the Kapp Putsch of 1920 are also examined.

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ISBN/GTIN978-90-04-33708-4

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FormatGenäht

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Brill

Erscheinungsjahr2023

Erscheinungsdatum18.05.2023

Seiten468 Seiten

SpracheEnglisch

Artikel-Nr.11393256

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GenrePhilosophie/Religion/Geisteswissenschaften

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Foreword to the English EditionAbout the AuthorAbbreviationsIntroductionâThe Subject, Its Historical Context and Its SignificanceâThe Present State of ResearchâMethodology and Sources1 The March 1919 General Strike in BerlinâThe Course of Events - a Brief OutlineâStrikes in the Other RegionsâObjectives of the Leadership and Measures TakenâCross-Regional CoordinationâPressure from Below: The Rank and File of the MovementâOfficial Strike DemandsâScope and Capacity for MobilisationâOrganisation of the Strike MovementâCitizens´ Council and General StrikeâThe Role of the MediaâStreet Fighting during the StrikeâThe Response of the GovernmentsâInterim Conclusion2 The Demonstration outside the Reichstag on 13 January 1920âThe Opposition Is FormingâThe Course of Events at the DemonstrationâConsequencesâContradictory InterpretationsâThe Role of the Security Police and MilitaryâInterim Conclusion3 The Kapp-Lüttwitz Putsch and the Council MovementâStarting Shot from the Right: The PutschâBacklash from the Left: The General Strike in Germany and BerlinâWorkers´ Organisations: For and against the CouncilsâA Second Spring for the Councils? Reconstruction and ActivitiesâInterim Conclusion4 The Revolutionary Central Office of Factory CouncilsâFoundation and Organisational StructureâProgrammeâRivalry with the Trade UnionsâInterim Conclusion5 Pupil CouncilsâA Special Case: Gustav Wyneken´s Attempt at ReformâThe Starting Point: Vocational Schools and the Youth Workers´ MovementâStructure of the Pupil CouncilsâThe School Strike in the Summer of 1919âRelationship to the Actual´ Council MovementâInterim Conclusion6 Unemployed CouncilsâUnemployment in BerlinâOrganisational Development of the Unemployed CouncilsâObjectives and ActivitiesâRelations with the Other Sections of the Workers´ MovementâInterim Conclusion7 The Political Council of Intellectual Workers´8 Women and the Council MovementâContemporary Reflections on the Integration of Women into the CouncilsâWomen in Council PracticeâInterim Conclusion9 The Council Policies of the Left Parties and Trade UnionsâOrigins and Contents of Article 165 of the Weimar Constitution and of the Factory Councils ActâFree Trade Unions: General German Trade Union Federation, DMV and AfAâSPDâKPDâUSPDâInterim Conclusion10 Summary and ConclusionâAims and ConceptsâOrganisational StructuresâModes of ActionâRelationship to the StateâCouncil Movement and RevolutionBibliographyIndexmehr