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Working class politics in the German Revolution : Richard Müller, the revolutionary shop stewards and the origins of the council movement by Ralf Hoffrogge ; translated by Joseph B. Keady ; edited by Radhika Desai. text

By: Desai, Radhika | Hoffrogge, RalfMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Historical materialism book seriesPublication details: Leiden Brill 2014Description: 253p. HBKContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9789004219212 (hardback : acid-free paper)Uniform titles: Richard Müller. English Subject(s): Labor movement - Germany - History - 20th century | Working class - Political activity - Germany - History - 20th century | Management and Business Studies | Shop stewards - Germany - History - 20th century | Germany - Social conditions - 1918-1933 | Germany - Politics and government - 1918-1933 | Labor unions - Germany - Officials and employees - Biography | Müller, Richard, 1880-1943 | Germany - History - Revolution, 1918 | Revolutionaries - Germany - BiographyDDC classification: 331.809 HOF
Contents:
Introduction: A Forgotten Revolutionary -- Background, Youth, and Early Union Activities : 1880-1913 -- Opposition to the Burgfrieden : 1914-1918 -- The Revolutionary Shop Stewards and Political Mass Strikes : 1916-1918 -- The Revolutionary Shop Stewards and Political Mass Strikes : 1916-1918 -- The German Revolution in Berlin, 1918 -- Chairman of the Berlin Executive Council : 1918-1919 -- Richard Muller and the Council Movement : 1918-1919 -- From Council Movement to Works Councils : 1919-1920 -- From Council Socialism to Party Communism and Beyond : 1920-1924 -- Richard Muller as Historian of the German Revolution : 1923-1925 -- Footnotes and Suppression : Richard Muller's Impact on Historiography -- Break with Politics, Withdrawal into Private Life : 1925-1943 -- 13 Conclusion: The Darkness of History.
Summary: "Richard Müller, 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 Müller's story, this study gives a very different account of the revolutionary birth of the Weimar Republic. Using new archival sources and abandoning the traditional focus on the history of political parties, Ralf Hoffrogge zooms in on working class politics on the shop floor and its contribution to social change. First published in German ... this English edition was completely revised for the English speaking audience and contains new sources and recent literature"--Provided by publisher.
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<p>"First published in German by Karl Dietz Verlag as Richard Müller : der Mann hinter der November Revolution, Berlin, 2008"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (psges 238 - 250) and index.</p>

Introduction: A Forgotten Revolutionary -- Background, Youth, and Early Union Activities : 1880-1913 -- Opposition to the Burgfrieden : 1914-1918 -- The Revolutionary Shop Stewards and Political Mass Strikes : 1916-1918 -- The Revolutionary Shop Stewards and Political Mass Strikes : 1916-1918 -- The German Revolution in Berlin, 1918 -- Chairman of the Berlin Executive Council : 1918-1919 -- Richard Muller and the Council Movement : 1918-1919 -- From Council Movement to Works Councils : 1919-1920 -- From Council Socialism to Party Communism and Beyond : 1920-1924 -- Richard Muller as Historian of the German Revolution : 1923-1925 -- Footnotes and Suppression : Richard Muller's Impact on Historiography -- Break with Politics, Withdrawal into Private Life : 1925-1943 -- 13 Conclusion: The Darkness of History.

"Richard Müller, 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 Müller's story, this study gives a very different account of the revolutionary birth of the Weimar Republic. Using new archival sources and abandoning the traditional focus on the history of political parties, Ralf Hoffrogge zooms in on working class politics on the shop floor and its contribution to social change. First published in German ... this English edition was completely revised for the English speaking audience and contains new sources and recent literature"--Provided by publisher.

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