In noting that political violence was the product of choices made by political actors rather than the result of irresistible forces ...Schumann issues a pertinent warning while making a first-rate contribution to the scholarly literature on the Weimar Republic.Central European History
A well-documented and skillfully argued book.German Studies Review
In his exceptional regional study of the Prussian province of Saxony, Schumann offers a richly detailed analysis of political violence in the Weimar Republic...This is a wordy but methodical and...
In noting that political violence was the product of choices made by political actors rather than the result of irresistible forces ...Schumann iss...