Christian Labor And The Politics Of Frustration In Imperial Germany
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A rigorous work of European labor and political history, this study chronicles the rise and struggles of the Christian trade union movement in Imperial Germany, examining how Catholic and Protestant workers organized in opposition to both socialist labor movements and the entrenched interests of industrial capitalism. Brose argues that Christian labor leaders navigated a deeply frustrating political landscape, caught between the conservative hierarchies of their own churches, an indifferent imperial state, and the growing dominance of socialist unionism. Drawing on extensive archival research, the narrative details the internal tensions, ideological contradictions, and tactical compromises that defined the movement from the Wilhelmine era through the upheavals of World War I. Written with scholarly precision yet accessible clarity, the work illustrates how religion, class identity, and political ambition intersected in ways that shaped the broader trajectory of German social democracy and ultimately foreshadowed the fractures of the Weimar Republic.
Author: Eric Dorn Brose
Format: Hardback
Published: 1985, The Catholic University of America Press
Genre: European history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A rigorous work of European labor and political history, this study chronicles the rise and struggles of the Christian trade union movement in Imperial Germany, examining how Catholic and Protestant workers organized in opposition to both socialist labor movements and the entrenched interests of industrial capitalism. Brose argues that Christian labor leaders navigated a deeply frustrating political landscape, caught between the conservative hierarchies of their own churches, an indifferent imperial state, and the growing dominance of socialist unionism. Drawing on extensive archival research, the narrative details the internal tensions, ideological contradictions, and tactical compromises that defined the movement from the Wilhelmine era through the upheavals of World War I. Written with scholarly precision yet accessible clarity, the work illustrates how religion, class identity, and political ambition intersected in ways that shaped the broader trajectory of German social democracy and ultimately foreshadowed the fractures of the Weimar Republic.