Social Democracy and Society : Working Class Radicalism in Düsseldorf, 1890-1920 Book

Preface; Introduction; Part I. The Era of Frustration: 1890–1903: 1. The hostile environment: Düsseldorf in the 1890s; 2. Social democracy and political Catholicism; 3. A false start; 4. Ideological unity and organizational disarray; Part II. Ambiguous Success and Radicalization: 1903–1912: 5. Skilled migrants, peasant workers, and native Catholics; 6. Party building and popular culture; 7. Expansion and optimism; 8. Move to the left; 9. The limits of reformism; Part III. Radicals Become Revolutionaries: 1912–1920: 10. Things fall apart; 11. War; 12. Revolution; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index.