Common Destiny
Dietrich Orlow
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Paperback. Although the Socialist or Social Democractic parties played a key role in West European politics during the quarter century after the Second World War, they have been studied far less than their political rivals, the Christian Democrats. The story of West European Social Democracy after 1945 begins with a dilemma: Democratic marxism.. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; GTB; HBJD; HBLW3; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 544.
Although the Socialist or Social Democractic parties played a key role in West European politics during the quarter century after the Second World War, they have been studied far less than their political rivals, the Christian Democrats. The story of West European Social Democracy after 1945 begins with a dilemma: Democratic marxism, which had been the parties' ideological and organizational principle until the Second World War, was becoming politically irrelevant. The three parties analyzed here represent the spectrum of reactions among Social Democratic parties to this realization. The debate over the parties' programs and ideologies did not, of course, ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Herndon, United States
ISBN
9781571812254
SKU
V9781571812254
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99-15
About Dietrich Orlow
Dietrich Orlow has been teaching at Boston University since 1971. A specialist in contemporary European history, he is the author of histories of the Nazi Party and the politics of Weimar Prussia.
Reviews for Common Destiny
"The book draws on a very wide range of archives ... offering a very wide range of specific insights and bringing out the complexities behind any simple story about the development of social democracy." · Journal of Modern History "... a solid work of scholarship and analysis. The book is an authoritative account of a significant component of cold ... Read more