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The “Forgotten” German Revolution: A Conceptual Map

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The German Revolution and Political Theory

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This introductory chapter claims that the German Revolution was a significant event in European politics that had a decisive impact on the development of twentieth-century political thought. After sketching a brief historical introduction, it provides a conceptual map of the major political groups and ideologies during the German Revolution. It then examines the existing historiography on the revolution and outlines the structure of the book.

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  1. Institute for Management Research, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Gaard Kets

  2. Department of Politics, University of Exeter, Penryn, UK

    James Muldoon

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    Gaard Kets

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    James Muldoon

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Kets, G., Muldoon, J. (2019). The “Forgotten” German Revolution: A Conceptual Map. In: Kets, G., Muldoon, J. (eds) The German Revolution and Political Theory. Marx, Engels, and Marxisms. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13917-9_1

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