From Orthodox Marxism to Parliamentary Democracy

THE HISTORIOGRAPHY OF THE German labour movement has a tradition of more than a century. Yet not until the past 25 years has it received the scholarly attention it deserves. Until the 1950s the political, psychological, and methodological prerequisites for an impartial and differentiated examination were lacking. Today the history of organized labour in Germany is well on its way to becoming one of the most preferred areas of research in modern German history.' Astonishing about this recent spate of research are both its innovative approaches and continuing focus on themes that have dominated German labour historiography from the beginning. The scholarly preoccupation with

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