The Lost Revolution: Germany 1918 to 1923

by Chris Harman

Overview

Chris Harman unearths the history of the lost revolution in Germany—the swastika entered modern history on uniforms of the counterrevolutionary troops of 1918–1923—and reveals its lessons for struggles for a better world.

Chris Harman is the author of many books, including A People's History of the World.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781608465392
Publisher:	Haymarket Books
Publication date:	07/25/2017
Series:	International Socialism
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	335
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Chris Harman is the author of several books, including A People’s History of the World.

Table of Contents

Maps vi

Introduction 1

1 Before the storm 5

2 4 August 1914 15

3 The November Revolution 35

4 Days of workers' power 45

5 The Spartakus days 67

6 The months of civil war 91

7 The Bavarian Soviet Republic 121

8 Balance of the first year 141

9 The Kapp putsch 1920 155

10 The March madness 1921 193

11 Year of crisis 1923 225

12 The hot summer 245

13 The German October 269

14 Legacy of defeat 313

Glossary 319

Index 335

Editorial Reviews

"Chris Harman's compelling analysis of the failed German Revolution covers the entire period from 1918 to the debacle of 1923, paying close attention to episodes such as the Bavarian Soviet Republic which are often neglected or minimized. Harman clearly demonstrates that this example of "lost revolution" was the real turning point in German history when history failed to turn, with dire consequences for the subsequent course of world history. The republication of this classic study of the revolutionary process is greatly to be welcomed."
—Neil Davidson



"Chris Harman's compelling analysis of the failed German Revolution covers the entire period from 1918 to the debacle of 1923, paying close attention to episodes such as the Bavarian Soviet Republic which are often neglected or minimized. Harman clearly demonstrates that this example of "lost revolution" was the real turning point in German history when history failed to turn, with dire consequences for the subsequent course of world history. The republication of this classic study of the revolutionary process is greatly to be welcomed."
—Neil Davidson

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