Civil servants and the politics of inflation in Germany : 1914-1924

The "Historische Kommission zu Berlin" (Historical Commssion of Berlin) explores the history of the region as well as the historical geography of Berlin-Brandenburg and Brandenburg-Prussia. The commission carries out this exploration through academic research, lectures, conferences, and publications, and offers its service for researchers and other institutes. In doing this, the commission cooperates with other institutes and accompanies academic and practical projects which are of public interest. The series "Veröffentlichungen der Historischen Kommission zu Berlin" (VHKB; Publications of the Historical Commisison of Berlin) publishes the results of the various academic projects of the commission. Preface Contents List of tables Abbreviations INTRODUCTION. Civil Servants and the Social History of the German Inflation CHAPTER ONE. The Economic and Social Framework CHAPTER TWO. Toward Organizational Unity and Interest Representation, 1914 to 1919 CHAPTER THREE. Dividing the Social Costs of War: Postwar Reconstruction and the Emergence -of Civil Servant Protest, Spring 1919 to April 1920 CHAPTER FOUR. Illusive Stability, May 1920 to April 1921 CHAPTER FIVE. 1921: Accelerated Inflation and the Intensification of Social Conflict CHAPTER SIX. From Protest to Militancy: The Civil Servant Strike of February 1922 and Its Consequences CHAPTER SEVEN. From Hyperinflation to Stabilization, July 1922 to June 1924 EPILOGUE. Civil Servants, Economic Crisis, and Weimar Democracy Bibliography Index of subjects and geographic names Index of persons Die ""Historische Kommission zu Berlin"" betreibt die Erforschung der Landesgeschichte und der Historischen Landeskunde Berlin-Brandenburgs bzw. Brandenburg-Preußens in Form von wissenschaftlichen Untersuchungen, Vorträgen, Tagungen und Veröffentlichungen sowie durch Serviceleistungen. Dabei kooperiert die Kommission auch mit anderen Institutionen und begleitet wissenschaftliche und praktische Vorhaben von allgemeinem öffentlichen Interesse. In der Schriftenreihe werden die Ergebnisse der einzelnen wissenschaftlichen Projekte der Kommission veröffentlicht