German Revolution, 1917-1923: Historical Materialism, Volume 5

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A magisterial, definitive account of the upheavals in Germany in the wake of the Russian revolution. Broue meticulously reconstitutes six decisive years, 1917-1923, of social struggles in Germany. the consequences of the defeat of the German revolution had profound consequences for the world.

Pierre Broue (1926-2005) was for many years Professor of Contemporary History at the Institut d'etudes politiques in Grenoble. A world renowned specialist of the communist and international workers' movements, he is the editor of Leon Trotsky's writings in French. Eric D. Weitz is a professor of German History at the University of Minnesota. He is the author, most recently, of A Century of Genocide: Utopias of Race and Nation (Princeton University Press)