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基本説明
Illustrates convincingly how an exclusionary racist Weltanshauung, conditioned by profound transformattions in German political culture at large, gradually displaced the liberal-universalist conception of a democratic Rechtsstaat.
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"The failure of Liberalism" in Germany and its responsibility for the rise of Nazism has been widely discussed among scholars inside and outside Germany. This author argues that German liberalism failed because of the irreconcilable conflict between two competing visions of German identity. In following the German liberal parties from the Empire through the Third Reich Kurlander illustrates convincingly how an exclusionary racist Weltanschauung, conditioned by profound transformations in German political culture at large, gradually displaced the liberal-universalist conception of a democratic Rechtsstaat. Although there were some notable exceptions, this widespread obsession with "racial community [Volksgemeinschaft]" caused the liberal parties to succumb to ideological lassitude and self-contradiction, paving the way for National Socialism.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Genesis of Völkisch Liberalism in Schleswig-Holstein, 1898-1918
Introduction
Völkisch and Universalist Paradigms of Regional Identity
A National and Social Liberalism
The Schücking Affair and Breaking the Bülow Bloc, 1907-1912
Nationalism, Ethnic Preoccupations, and the Coming of War
Conclusion
Chapter 2. Decisive Liberalism and the Challenges of Völkisch-Nationalism in Silesia, 1898-1918
Introduction
Jews, Poles, and Other Silesians
"Decisive Liberalism" Challenged, 1898-1907
"A Liberalism Which Does Not Deserve Its Name"
The Divisiveness of Total War
Conclusion
Chapter 3. Republican Particularism and the Creation of an Alsatian Liberal Counterculture, 1898-1918
Introduction
The Origins of Republican Particularism
Liberal Unity and the End of Opposition, 1898-1907
Striking A Blow for "Progress": The Fortschrittspartei Takes the Reins
Alsace at War
Conclusion
Chapter 4. The Strengths and Weaknesses of Völkisch Liberalism in Schleswig-Holstein, 1918-1933
Introduction
The Apotheosis of Völkisch Liberalism
The Challenges of Preserving Liberal Democracy, 1918-1924
Völkisch Liberalism and the Bürgerblock, 1924-1928
Völkisch Liberalism on the Brink, 1928-1933
Conclusion
Chapter 5. The Price of Universalism in Weimar Silesia, 1918-1933
Introduction
Völkisch Ideologies and Universalist Minorities within Silesian Liberalism
Decisive Liberalism Divided, 1919-1922
Solidarity and Decline, 1922-1928
The Search for Alternatives: A Last Chance for Silesian Liberalism
Conclusion
Chapter 6.The Victory of Republican Particularism in Alsace, 1918-1933
Introduction
The Question of Autonomy: Race, Culture, and Identity in the Third Republic
Be Careful What You Wish For: The Liberals Embrace the Republic
The Autonomist Challenge 1924-1930
The Republican Settlement 1930-1933
Conclusion
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
