Hoffrogge Ralf (130 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Good. A quarter of a century after the opening of the archives in Berlin and Moscow, the role of the German Communist Party (KPD) is the subject of a new wave of studies. This book makes this new field of scholarship available in English for the first time.The book begins with the editors' comprehensive contextualisation of the KPD within the history of the ill-fated Weimar Republic, as well its location within the Moscow-based Communist International (Comintern), thus bringing together the global and the 'local'. In the rest of the book, authors expose the rich texture of the world of German Communism. Attention is given to the party's revolutionary origins in 1918/19, accounting for the importance of not only Rosa Luxemburg's Spartacus League, but also the 'Left Radicals', whose stronghold was Bremen and north-western Germany. The policy dilemmas of being a mass party in Germany are elucidated, as is 'Stalinisation' the process by which the party's fate and policy-making ultimately became dominated by Moscow.However, this volume also includes a detailed appraisal of left-wing Communists' opposition to Stalin and Stalinisation, as well as the party's changing relationship with the SPD-led trade unions. A section in the volume presents new research on how German communism aspired to reach beyond its core support among the working class, examining its overtures to peasants, avant-garde artists, pacifists and prominent left-wing personalities outside the party's ranks. Finally, an account of Stalin's own betrayal of German communism is offered after the Nazis' 'seizure of power' in 1933.This book represents essential reading for academic, undergraduate and general readers interested in twentieth German history and politics and the interwar communist movement. It is especially relevant now, 100 years after the 1917 October Revolution.With thanks to the Nina Fishman translation award run by the Amiel Melburn Trust.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. Now a quarter of a century after the opening of the archives in Berlin and Moscow, the role of the German Communist Party (KPD) has been the subject of a new wave of studies. With this book, this new field of scholarship will be available in English for the first time. The book begins with the editors' comprehensive contextualisation of the KPD within the history of the ill-fated Weimar Republic, as well its location within the Moscow-based Communist International (Comintern) thus bringing together the global and the `local'. In the rest of the book, authors offer a flavour of the rich texture of the world of German Communism. Attention is given to the party's revolutionary origins in 1918/19, accounting for the importance of not only Rosa Luxemburg's Spartacus League, but also the `Left Radicals', whose stronghold was Bremen and north-western Germany. The policy dilemmas of being a mass party in Germany are then elucidated, but ultimately, the party's fate and its policy-making were dominated by Moscow in the process known as `Stalinisation', which neared completion by the end of the 1920s. However, this volume also includes a detailed appraisal of left-wing Communists' opposition to Stalin and Stalinisation, as well as the party's changing relationship with the SPD-led trade unions. A section in the volume presents new research on how German communism aspired to reach beyond its core support among the working class by examining its overtures to peasants, avant-garde artists, pacifists and prominent left-wing personalities outside the party's ranks. Finally, an account of Stalin's own betrayal of German communism is offered after the Nazis' `seizure of power' in 1933. This book represents essential reading for academic, undergraduate and general readers interested in twentieth German history and politics and the interwar communist movement.With thanks to the Nina Fishman translation award run by the Amiel Melburn Trust.…

Paperback. Condition: New. Richard Muller, a leading figure of the German Revolution in 1918, is unknown today. As the operator and unionist who represented Berlin's metalworkers, he was main organiser of the 'Revolutionary Stewards', a clandestine network that organised a series of mass strikes between 1916 and 1918. With strong support in the factories, the Revolutionary Stewards were the driving force of the Revolution. By telling Muller's story, this study gives a very different account of the revolutionary birth of the Weimar Republic.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. Richard Muller, a leading figure of the German Revolution in 1918, is unknown today. As the operator and unionist who represented Berlin's metalworkers, he was main organiser of the 'Revolutionary Stewards', a clandestine network that organised a series of mass strikes between 1916 and 1918. With strong support in the factories, the Revolutionary Stewards were the driving force of the Revolution. By telling Muller's story, this study gives a very different account of the revolutionary birth of the Weimar Republic.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. A quarter of a century after the opening of the archives in Berlin and Moscow, the role of the German Communist Party (KPD) is the subject of a new wave of studies. This book makes this new field of scholarship available in English for the first time.The book begins with the editors' comprehensive contextualisation of the KPD within the history of the ill-fated Weimar Republic, as well its location within the Moscow-based Communist International (Comintern), thus bringing together the global and the 'local'. In the rest of the book, authors expose the rich texture of the world of German Communism. Attention is given to the party's revolutionary origins in 1918/19, accounting for the importance of not only Rosa Luxemburg's Spartacus League, but also the 'Left Radicals', whose stronghold was Bremen and north-western Germany. The policy dilemmas of being a mass party in Germany are elucidated, as is 'Stalinisation' the process by which the party's fate and policy-making ultimately became dominated by Moscow.However, this volume also includes a detailed appraisal of left-wing Communists' opposition to Stalin and Stalinisation, as well as the party's changing relationship with the SPD-led trade unions. A section in the volume presents new research on how German communism aspired to reach beyond its core support among the working class, examining its overtures to peasants, avant-garde artists, pacifists and prominent left-wing personalities outside the party's ranks. Finally, an account of Stalin's own betrayal of German communism is offered after the Nazis' 'seizure of power' in 1933.This book represents essential reading for academic, undergraduate and general readers interested in twentieth German history and politics and the interwar communist movement. It is especially relevant now, 100 years after the 1917 October Revolution.With thanks to the Nina Fishman translation award run by the Amiel Melburn Trust.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. div>"Hoffrogge has done historians of the German Revolution and the Weimar Republic a valuable service by reconstructing the trajectory of a key figure in the revolution (and one of its most important early historians), and by enabling us to see these events through the different focus afforded by a leading protagonist of the workers councils", AustraliaIn this study of Richard Muellers role in the German Revolution, Ralf Hoffrogge sheds light on one of the most important, and yet understudied, aspects of the upheaval: the role of revolutionary shop stewards and workers councils in the overthrow of the old order and the establishment of the new one[T]his work provides a much-needed perspective on the German upheaval from the bottom up. It places Richard Muellers long neglected role in the revolution at center stage, and reminds us of the revolutionary promise that was the German Revolution."Against the CurrentHoffrogges biography differs from those written about revolutionary icons like Liebknecht or Luxemburg for very practical reasons. The latter were from middle-class backgrounds and used to writing letters and articles offering biographers insights into their political but also private lives. An ordinary worker like Mueller did not leave comparable recordsHoffrogges book is a first-rate invitation to think about a link between Richard Mueller and the Revolutionary Shop Stewards and todays still unfocused struggles against imperialist wars and capitalist exploitationWorkingUSA"The merit of Hoffrogges contribution is a capacity to translate his extensive research into a wide-ranging historical analysis and narrative of the role of the Revolutionary Shop Stewards and Richard Mueller. "Dario Azzellini"Ralf Hoffrogge has authored an invaluable addition to the literature of German radicalism by detailing the life of one of the key leaders of the Revolutionary Shop Stewards."William A. Pelz"Ralf Hoffrogge . explores the complicated relationship between the Stewards and the various socialist political parties with great skill and discusses the emergence of a new kind of socialism amongst Mueller and his colleagues, which did not focus on state power and centralization but rather on grassroots democracy and workers control, sometimes known as council communism."Dick Geary"This study deserves special consideration because it addresses two of the main puzzles of modern German history: how did a supposedly strong state collapse in 1917 and 1918, and how did the SPD subsequently assume power? Already in the 1920s, Arthur Rosenberg pointed out that the Social Democrats followed a dual tactic of propagating but also preventing revolution. By clarifying the roles played in all this by Mueller and the shop stewards, Hoffrogge has moved the discussion forward, showing the way in which revolutionary unrest spread and forced the Social Democrats into a much more active role than they had previously adopted."Central European History An authoritative and engaging political biography of one of the most important, yet largely unknown, leaders of the German revolution. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Broschiert. Condition: Neu. 2., erweiterte Auflage. Reihe: theorie. org -- Die soziale Frage, welche der klassischen Arbeiterbewegung zugrunde lag, ist heute wieder aktuell. Auch der Sozialismus als Utopie wird neu diskutiert. Die Geschichte des Sozialismus ist jedoch weder an den Universitäten noch in politischen Debatten ein prominentes Thema. Doch wie kann man über die Zukunft nachdenken, ohne die Vergangenheit zu kennen? Diese Einführung liefert einen historischen Überblick über die sozialistische Arbeiterbewegung vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg. Der Schwerpunkt liegt in Deutschland, aber Fragen von Internationalismus, Kolonialismus und Migration nehmen breiten Raum ein. Sozialismus - Geschichte.…

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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen. Walter Benjamin nannte ihn 1924 einen >>Lausejungen>tollen Burschen>Dummkopf<<. Ernst Thalmann warnte vor seinem Einfluss, doch fur den Philosophen Gershom Scholem war er der grosse Bruder. Aufgewachsen in einer Berliner judischen Familie, rebellierten beide gegen den autoritaren Vater und den Chauvinismus des Ersten Weltkrieges. Werner inspirierte seinen jungeren Bruder zum Zionismus, wahrend er selbst nach langer Sinnsuche zum Kommunismus fand. Schnell stieg er in der KPD auf und ,bolschewisierte" die Partei, wurde aber 1926 als erbitterter Gegner Stalins ausgeschlossen. 1933 wurde er unter mysteriosen Umstanden verhaftet und 1935 uberraschend vom NS-Volksgerichtshof freigesprochen, jedoch nie freigelassen. 1940 wurde er im KZ Buchenwald ermordet. Um seine Verhaftung ranken sich bis heute literarische Legenden, die von Franz Jung und Alexander Kluge als Spionagedrama erzahlt werden. Eine besondere Rolle spielt er auch in Hans-Magnus Enzensbergers Roman. War er ein Agent der Sowjetunion? Verfuhrte er die Generalstochter Marie-Louise von Hammerstein, um militarische Geheimnisse zu erlangen? Ralf Hoffrogge erzahlt die Geschichte eines Menschen, der um eine Utopie kampfte und an den Widerspruchen seiner Zeit scheiterte, gestutzt auf unveroffentlichte Quellen aus geheimen Archiven.…

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