Political violence in the Weimar Republic, 1918-1933: fight for the streets and fear of civil war

Abstract

Preface List of Illustrations and Tables List of Abbreviations Note on the administrative structure of Prussia Introduction PART I: THE CIRCUMSCRIBED CIVIL WAR 1919-1921 Chapter 1. Radicalization and Violence 1919 Chapter 2. New Mistrust, Old Enemies: The Massive Experience of Violence during the Kapp Putsch of 1920 and its Aftermath Chapter 3. Preventive Offense and Improvised Uprising: the March Action of the Prussian Government and the Communists 1921 PART II: SYMBOLIC FIGHTING AND THE STRUGGLE FOR TERRITORY 1921-1923 Chapter 4. The Political Murders of 1921/1922 and their Consequences in the Province of Saxony Chapter 5. The Catastrophe that did not Happen: Food Protests and Political Violence under Hyperinflation 1922/1923 PART III: YEARS OF CALM? POLITICAL VIOLENCE 1924-1929 Chapter 6. The Rise of the Combat Leagues (Wehrverbande) Chapter 7. The Continuity of Violence Chapter 8. A Parade of Men. Violence in the Political Culture PART IV: THE ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE: 1929/30-1933 Chapter 9. The Rise of the Nazi Movement and the Persistent Weakness of the Communists Chapter 10. Escalation without Limits? Political Violence in the Final Phase of the Weimar Republic Chapter 11. Misjudgment, Downplaying, Approval: Interpretations of Political Violence 1930-1933 Conclusion: Political Violence and the Weimar Republic's Chances of Survival Bibliography Subject Index Index of People and Places