William Harvey Maehl. August Bebel. Shadow Emperor of the German Workers.

CONTENTS

Preface

I – A lad of no expectations

II – In the shadow of Lassalle

III – The “revolutionary struggle” against Prussian hegemony

IV – The Franco-Prussian War and the origins of parliamentary socialism

V – The years of socialist unification and growth, 1871-78

VI – A creative interlude

VII – Into the era of ostracism

VIII – Radicalism’s brief ascendancy

IX – The ebb tide of legality

X – The false fight against militarism

XI – Shining victories over Bismarck and Vollmar

XII – The debates over the Zukunftsstaat and the agrarian question

XIII – In defense of civil rights

XIV – The challenge of revisionism

XV – The campaign for prudent foreign and derense policies

XVI – The specters of protectionism and collaborationism

XVII – The Russian Revolution and the political strike

XVIII – Bebel’s retreat from Jena

XIX – Direct taxes and the “Battle Fleet”

XX – The last great tournaments

XXI – The final link: military Budget and direct taxes

XXII – The army’s turn

Epilogue: troubled sunset

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