Revolutionary Refugees: German Socialism in Britain, 1840-1860

ISBN-13: 9780714651002 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 376 str.

Christine Lattek

Opis

The substantial German colony in mid-19th century London included not only Karl Marx, but hundreds of less well-known exiles planning a revolution at home and hoping to introduce socialism. Revolutionary Refugees traces the developments of this German socialism in Britain from its origins in artisans' clubs, through the revolutionary movements of 1848, to the differing reactions to their failure. Often opposed to Marx and in competition with liberal radicalism, the migr s developed both an independant socialist strategy as well as internationalist ideas and activities. They cultivated contacts with English Chartists as well as French, Italian, Polish and other foreign exiles, and also contributed to a vibrant social life within their own ethnic community.

Recenzje

'By 1848 London had become a city of many refugees, many from radical uprisings or movements in Germany and France. Here Lattek describes the community of Germans that formed in London as the firestorms of 1848 flared, starting with the various organizations they forms strictly for themselves and then for others in the early years, followed by the growth of the Communist League and its demise only a few years later, a period of apathy following the collapse of several projects, and the rising perception that this was not exile but a colony. One of the most interesting ideas is that because the Germans were so insular, they made remarkably few inroads into the lives of ordinary English workers, a situation which became more complex as trade unionism became a major factor in English social and political life.' – Reference & Research Book News

Spis treści

Introduction: Socialism and Exile in the German Colony in Mid-Nineteenth Century London 1. The German Colony 2. The German Workers' Educational Society, 1840-1850 3. Between Democrats and Blanquists: The Communist League, 1849-1850 4. The 'Chronique Scandaleuse': Ruge, Klinkel and German democracy, 1849-1853 5. The Sonderbund I: The Willich-Schapper League as its zenith, 1850-1851 6. The Sonderbund II: Decline and dissolution of the Communist League, 1851-1853 7. Apathy and Revival: The international association, 1853-1859 8. The New Era, 1858-1860 9. Epilogue: From Exile to Colony: Class and the formation of community

O autorze

Christine Lattek was educated at the universities of Berlin, Tübingen and Cambridge, where she recieved her PhD, in 1990 for her thesis on German Socialism in British Exile. She specialises in modern and contemporary German history, and has written on the nineteenth century German radical reform and feminist movements as well as on the Holocaust. She currently lives in London with three small children and works as a translator and editor.