The socialist left and the German revolution : a history of the German Independent Social Democratic Party, 1917-1922

Contents Preface Abbreviations 1 The Division of German Social Democracy 2 The New Party (1917) 3 Toward Revolution (1917-1918) 4 The Revolutionary Regime in Berlin (November 1918) 5 Patterns of Revolution outside Berlin {November 1918 to January 1919) 6 Crisis in the Provisional Government and the USPD (December 1918) 7 Civil War (January to May 1919) 8 Adjusting to the Initial Defeat of the Revolution {1919) 9 Revolutionary Internationalism and Consolidation of the Left (August to December 1919) 10 The Frustration of the Left (December 1919 to April 1920) 11 Toward Schism (April to October 1920) 12 The Rump USPD (October 1920 to June 1922) 13 Reunification (June to September 1922) Epilogue Appendix 1 The Socialist Share of the Poll in Major Elections, 1919 to 1921 Appendix 2 Membership of USPD Reichstag and National Assembly Delegations Appendix 3 The Party Leadership Biographical Sketches Sources Index to References Index