Kets Gaard, Muldoon James (eds.) The German Revolution and Political Theory (Marx, Engels, and Marxisms)

New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019. — 381 p. — ISBN-10: 3030139166; ISBN-13: 978-3030139162.This book is the first collection within political theory to examine the ideas and debates of the German Revolution of 1918/19. It discusses the political theorists and actors of the revolution and uncovers an incredibly fertile body of political thought. Revolutionary events led to the proliferation of new political strategies, theoretical insights and institutional proposals. Key questions included the debate between a national assembly and a council system, the socialisation of the economy, the development of new forms of political representation and the proper role of parliaments, political parties and trade unions. This book offers novel perspectives on the history of the revolution, a thorough engagement with its main thinkers and an analysis of its relevance for contemporary political thought.The “Forgotten” German Revolution: A Conceptual Map. Gaard Kets and James MuldoonRethinking the RevolutionWomen in the German Revolution. Helen L. Boak
The German Revolution and the Radical Right. Robert Heynen
Revolutionary Berlin: Fulcrum of the Twentieth Century. Donny Gluckstein
Working-Class Politics in the Bremen Council Republic. Gaard Kets
Revolutionary Principles and Strategy in the November Revolution: The Case of the USPD. Nicholas VrousalisPolitical Theorists of the German RevolutionEduard Bernstein and the Lessons of the German Revolution. Marius S. Ostrowski
Karl Kautsky and the Theory of Socialist Republicanism. Michael J. Thompson
Democracy and Dictatorship: Rosa Luxemburg’s Path to Revolution. Mayra Cotta
Richard Müller, Ernst Däumig and the “Pure” Council System. Ralf Hoffrogge
Gustav Landauer and the Revolutionary Principle of Non-violent Non-cooperation. Christian Bartolf, Dominique Miething
Persistent Memories: Jewish Activists and the German Revolution. Stephen Eric BronnerThe German Revolution in Contemporary Political TheoryA Theory of Council Democracy. Yohan Dubigeon
Insurgent Democracy and the German Councils. Paul Mazzocchi
Forgotten Uprisings and Silent Dialogues: Hannah Arendt and the German Revolution. Shmuel Lederman
Rosa Luxemburg on the Dialectic of Spontaneous and Party Politics. Paulina Tambakaki
The Birth of Council Communism. James Muldoon