Political Violence in the Weimar Republic, 1918-1933: Fight for the Streets and Fear of Civil War

TitlePolitical Violence in the Weimar Republic, 1918-1933: Fight for the Streets and Fear of Civil War
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication2009
AuthorsSchumann, Dirk
Number of Pages480
PublisherBerghahn
CityNew York
Abstract

The Prussian province of Saxony-where the Communist uprising of March 1921 took place and two Combat Leagues were founded (the right-wing Stahlhelm and the Social Democratic Reichsbanner) - is widely recognized as a politically important region in this period of German history. Using a case study of this socially diverse province, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of political violence in Weimar Germany with particular emphasis on the political culture from which it emerged. It refutes both the claim that the Bolshevik revolution was the prime cause of violence, and the argument that the First World War's all-encompassing "brutalization" doomed post-1918 German political life from the very beginning. The study thus contributes to a view of the Weimar Republic as a state in severe crisis but with alternatives to the Nazi takeover.

URLhttps://www.berghahnbooks.com/title/SchumannPolitical
Original PublicationPolitische Gewalt in der Weimarer Republik 1918-1933: Kampf um die Strasse und Furcht vor dem Bürgerkrieg
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