William L. Patch (Washington and Virginia Lee University)

Gebundenes Buch

Christian Democratic Workers and the Forging of German Democracy, 1920-1980

Beschreibung

Why has democracy flourished in the Federal Republic of Germany? This book illuminates the pivotal role played by the half million veterans of the Christian trade unions of the Weimar Republic, who sought with great success after 1945 to alleviate class conflict through welfare legislation and worker participation in management.

Autor

William L. Patch is the William R. Kenan Professor of History at Washington and Lee University, Virginia. He is the author of many monographs and articles, including Heinrich Brüning and the Dissolution of the Weimar Republic (Cambridge, 1998).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 342
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 644g
• ISBN-13: 9781108424110
• ISBN-10: 1108424112
• Artikelnr.: 48917636