ABOUT THIS BOOK

The German social democratic movement was the first mass, working-class party in world history, and a prototype for one of the major features of twentieth-century politics. Gary P. Steenson presents an introduction to the origins and development of German social democracy up to the First World War, by drawing upon protocols of the German Social Democratic Party, the party press, correspondence of leading figures, and scholarly research. Steenson also offers biographical sketches of prominent party officials, and translations of party programs and bylaws in the appendix.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

Gary P. Steenson is a historian, specializing in Marxism and Europe. He is the author of several books, including: Karl Kautsky, 1854-1938: Marxism in the Classical Years; and After Marx, Before Lenin: Marxism and Socialist Working-Class Parties in Europe, 1884-1914.

REVIEWS

“This is a fine piece of work. . . . There is nothing like it in English, even in German there is nothing of the same scope or that is so well written.”
—Richard Hunt

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents

Acknowledments

Introduction

1. German Social Democracy to 1890

2. The Party and Reich

3. The Party and the Trade Unions

4. State Within the State

5. Patterns of Regional Development

6. Theory and Intellectuals

7. Conclusion

A. National Party Congresses, 1869-1913

2. Eisenach Program

3. Gotha Program

4. Erfurt Program

1. 1890

2. 1905

1. Prussia, 1907

2. 1906

Suggestions for Further Reading

Index

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