Biblioteca / 2010-2019
Jürgen Schmidt. August Bebel. Social Democracy and the Founding of the Labour Movement.
Londres/Nueva York: Tauris, 2019.
Traducción: Christine Brocks.
Edición alemana, August Bebel: Kaiser der Arbeiter. Rotpunktverlag, Zürich, 2013.
Contents
Preface and Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 – On the Edge of the Lower Class: Poor and Yet Privileged
2 – Artisan and Entrepreneur: A Success Story
3 – The Path into Politics: ‘Who is That Man with Such an Appearance?’
4 – A Life for Politics: ‘Taking the Bull by the Horns’
1867–1872: Bebel develops his talents
1872–1884/9: The dangerous member of the Reichstag
5 – Family, Friends and Everyday Life: The Private Side to Bebel
6 – Politics as a Vocation: ‘One is No More than a Hackney’
7 – Politics until Death: Battles of Words and War Prophecy
8 – ‘Anti-Emperor of the Masses’: Worshipping a Hero?
Epilogue
Chronology
Dramatis Personae
Glossary of Associations and Parties at Local, National and International Level