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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451140203321

Autore

Coetzee Marilyn Shevin <1955->

Titolo

The German Army League [[electronic resource] ] : popular nationalism in Wilhelmine Germany / / Marilyn Shevin Coetzee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, c1990

ISBN

1-280-52432-4

0-19-536293-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Disciplina

943.08/4

Soggetti

Nationalism - Germany - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Germany Politics and government 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-172) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; 1. The Founding of the Army League; 2. The Politics of Military Despair; 3. Creating an Image; The Issue of Nonpartisanship; The Ideology of National Regeneration; The Propaganda Machine; 4. ""More Prussian than the Prussians"": The Army League in the Liberal Southwest; 5. The Anatomy of a Patriotic Society; Structure and Geographic Strength; Social Profile; Overlapping Membership; Sociability; Finances; 6. Twilight of the Demagogues; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Aimed at scholars and students of German history, this volume explores the origins and development of the Army League, founded in 1912, which was important in strengthening the resolve of those in Germany who wanted war.