Meint Ihr's auch ehrlich?“ Vertrauen und Misstrauen in der linken Arbeiterbewegung in Leipzig und Lyon zu Beginn der 1930er Jahre

Taking Leipzig and Lyon as case studies, the article asks why the German working-class movement 'surrendered without putting up a fight' (M. Scharrer) to the National Socialists, while in France the working class-movement was able to successfully mobilize itself against a perceived fascist...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Geschichte und Gesellschaft (Göttingen) 2010-09, Vol.36 (3), p.377-407
Main Author: Häberlen, Joachim C.
Format: Article
Language:ger
Subjects:
Archives
Communism
Communities
Fascism
Krises
Nazism
Nuns
Sazes
Socialism
War
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Taking Leipzig and Lyon as case studies, the article asks why the German working-class movement 'surrendered without putting up a fight' (M. Scharrer) to the National Socialists, while in France the working class-movement was able to successfully mobilize itself against a perceived fascist threat between 1934 and 1936. The article argues that the leftist milieu in Leipzig was characterized by a tremendous distrust that is examined in detail in the article. In Lyon, in contrast, trust could be established much more easily, which was one key precondition, the article argues, for the successful mobilization of the Popular Front on a local level.
ISSN:0340-613X
2196-9000
DOI:10.13109/gege.2010.36.3.377