Book contents
- The Cambridge History of Socialism
- The Cambridge History of Socialism
- The Cambridge History of Socialism
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Contributors to Volume II
- Abbreviations
- Introduction to Volume II
- Part I Transforming State Power
- Social Democratic Routes in Europe
- 1 Social Democracy in Germany
- 2 Social Democracy in Austria
- 3 Social Democracy in Sweden
- 4 The British Labour Party
- 5 Social Democracy in Georgia
- 6 The General Jewish Workers’ Bund
- Social Democratic Routes in Australia, the Americas, and Asia
- Worldwide Connections
- Southern Trajectories
- Left Socialisms
- Part II Transversal Perspectives
- Index
- References
1 - Social Democracy in Germany
from Social Democratic Routes in Europe
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Book contents
- The Cambridge History of Socialism
- The Cambridge History of Socialism
- The Cambridge History of Socialism
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Contributors to Volume II
- Abbreviations
- Introduction to Volume II
- Part I Transforming State Power
- Social Democratic Routes in Europe
- 1 Social Democracy in Germany
- 2 Social Democracy in Austria
- 3 Social Democracy in Sweden
- 4 The British Labour Party
- 5 Social Democracy in Georgia
- 6 The General Jewish Workers’ Bund
- Social Democratic Routes in Australia, the Americas, and Asia
- Worldwide Connections
- Southern Trajectories
- Left Socialisms
- Part II Transversal Perspectives
- Index
- References
Summary
Social democracy in Germany emerged within the matrix of national unification and the separation conflicts between liberals of all shades and radical democrats since the mid-nineteenth century. The term ‘democracy’ in the movement’s (and then party’s) name has to be taken as seriously as the commitment to ‘socialism’ commonly associated with it.
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- The Cambridge History of Socialism , pp. 47 - 68Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022
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