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Sean Dobson, Authority and Upheaval in Liepzig, 1910-1920: The Story of a Relationship. New York: Columbia University Press, 2001. xvi + 352 pp. $50.00 cloth.
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 September 2002
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This case study of the “red” city of Leipzig seeks to examine the German revolution 1918-1920 not simply from the perspective of World War I, but to look back into prewar years, to see the development of Leipzigers' particularly revolutionary stance as a product of both long- and short-term experiences. In doing so, Dobson concludes that the case of Leipzig refutes generalized assumptions concerning German laborers' complete “integration” into the Wilhelmine system (1890-1918), arguing rather for Leipzig workers' consistent rejection of repressive Wilhelmine authority, and their longstanding alternative vision of a radically democratized society. Dobson argues his case through “relationships,” particularly within and between blue- and white-collar workers.
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