Wild Socialism - Workers Councils in Revolutionary Berlin, 1918-21

Informationen zum Autor Martin Comack has been employed as a soldier, merchant seaman, civil servant, and university lecturer. He received a doctorate in political science from Northeastern University, holds graduate degrees from Harvard and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and attended the Academy of Labor and Social Relations (Moscow) as well as the Fundacion para la Educacion de Trabajadores (Mexico). Klappentext Wild Socialism examines the rise, development, and decline of revolutionary councils of industrial workers in Berlin at the end of the First World War. This popular movement spread throughout Germany, and was without precedent in either the theory or practice of the Social Democratic party and allied trade unions. Zusammenfassung Wild Socialism examines the rise! development! and decline of revolutionary councils of industrial workers in Berlin at the end of the First World War. This popular movement spread throughout Germany! and was without precedent in either the theory or practice of the Social Democratic party and allied trade unions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: BerlinChapter 3: The Urban ProletariatChapter 4: German Social DemocracyChapter 5: The Trade UnionsChapter 6: WartimeChapter 7: The Workers CouncilsChapter 8: Revolution Chapter 9: 1919 Chapter 10: 1920 Chapter 11: Council Communism Chapter 12: Conclusion AppendicesA. Chronology B. Abbreviations Bibliography About the Author

Product details

• Authors: Martin Comack, Comack Martin
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.08.2012
• EAN: 9780761859031
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-5903-1
• No. of pages: 108
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; HISTORY / Europe / Germany, European History, Germany, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations, Labour / income economics, Industrial Relations, Labour Economics, Central / national / federal government policies, Industrial relations, occupational health and safety, Central government policies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General, industrial workers;Social Democratic party