The Remscheid Workers' Movement from 1914 to 1945
This dissertation attempts to close a substantial gap in local historiography and simultaneously offer for comparison a study of a radical workers' movement over a turbulent period of German history, which experienced severe political ruptures. So far, the Remscheid Workers' Movement has been largely ignored, despite its significant role in the course of regional and national politics at various conjunctures. To my knowledge this is the first attempt to trace the movement's development over this particular period. The dissertation is based on mainly unpublished material gleaned from files, newspaper articles and interviews, and research was carried out in archives in Remscheid, Solingen, Wuppertal-Elberfeld (city library), DĂŒsseldorf and Berlin. The local workers' movement was already established as a radical force in local politics at the beginning of the period under scrutiny. This study, however, traces the movement's radical tradition, paying particular attention to the relationship between the institutions and the rank and file members in the working-class districts of the town. The social and economic situation of the local working class is analysed.to explain, by way of Kocka's three-tier model of
Thompson, Charles David
HD Industries. Land use. Labor
The Remscheid Workers' Movement from 1914 to 1945. This dissertation attempts to close a substantial gap in local historiography and simultaneously offer for comparison a study of a radical workers' movement over a turbulent period of German history, which experienced severe political ruptures. So far, the Remscheid Workers' Movement has been largely ignored, despite its significant role in the course of regional and national politics at various conjunctures. To my knowledge this is the first attempt to trace the movement's development over this particular period. The dissertation is based on mainly unpublished material gleaned from files, newspaper articles and interviews, and research was carried out in archives in Remscheid, Solingen, Wuppertal-Elberfeld (city library), DĂŒsseldorf and Berlin. The local workers' movement was already established as a radical force in local politics at the beginning of the period under scrutiny. This study, however, traces the movement's radical tradition, paying particular attention to the relationship between the institutions and the rank and file members in the working-class districts of the town. The social and economic situation of the local working class is analysed.to explain, by way of Kocka's three-tier model of
workers movement attempt close substantial gap local historiography simultaneously offer comparison study radical worker movement turbulent_period german history experience severe political rupture far workers movement largely_ignore despite_significant role course regional_national politics various knowledge first_attempt trace movement development particular period base_mainly unpublished_material glean file newspaper_article interview carry archive city library berlin local worker movement already_establish radical force local_politics begin_period scrutiny study however trace movement radical tradition pay_particular_attention relationship institution rank_file member working_class district town social_economic situation local work_class explain way tier model