A Social Analysis of KPD Supporters
The Hamburg Insurrectionaries of October 1923
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9969745 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Larry C Peterson (0000-0002-5492-0385, corresponding author), Larry Peterson |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 200-239 |
| Publication date | 1983-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Review of Social History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8590 • E-ISSN: 1469-512X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s002085900000763x |
| OpenAlex | W2139993650 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
Although much has been written about the history of the German Communist Party, little is known about who actually belonged to it or supported it. Yet knowledge of the social composition of German Communism is an important, in many ways crucial, factor in assessing the role of the KPD in the development of the German workers' movement during the Weimar Republic. Aside from a census of party members conducted by the national leadership in 1927, and voting returns in elections, there are no national sources on which to base an analysis of the social structure of the Communist movement in Germany. Local and regional sources, though sporadically preserved and until now little exploited, offer an alternative way to determine the social bases of German Communism. This article contributes to the history of the KPD by attempting to analyze one source about support for German Communism in a major industrial city. In October 1923 the KPD staged an insurrection in Hamburg, resulting in the arrest and conviction of over 800 persons. A social analysis of these known insurrectionaries can indicate some of the sources of support for the KPD and suggest some of the ways in which the KPD fit into the history of the German working class and workers' movement
Communism · Conviction · Economic history · Geography · German · Political science · Politics · Weimar Republic · Communism, Protests, Social Movements · European history and politics · History · Labor Movements and Unions · Law
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| Citation span | 2004 - 2004 (1) |
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