| Description |
1 online resource (ix. 331 pages) |
| Summary |
Why has democracy flourished in the Federal Republic of Germany despite that country's troubled past? Exhaustive research in German historical archives illuminates the pivotal role played by the veterans of the Christian trade unions of the Weimar Republic, the only group to participate in both of Germany's most successful political experiments after 1945, a 'Christian Democratic' party to unite Catholics and Protestants, and unified labor unions for workers of all political outlooks. They perceived that feuds between the religious confessions and competition among three rival labor federations had greatly facilitated Hitler's rise, and they resolved to bridge both chasms. Playing an influential role on the left wing of the CDU from the 1950s to the 1970s, Christian laborites alleviated class conflict through new welfare programs and laws to grant workers a powerful voice in management decisions. They took the lead in forging the distinctive 'German Model' for labor relations. |
| Contents |
Democratization and the "German model" for labor relations -- Christian trade unionists and the dissolution of the Weimar Republic -- Christian laborites and the founding of the Federal Fepublic -- The debate over co-determination (Mitbestimmung), 1949-1953 -- The influence of Christian democratic workers on welfare legislation, 1953-1957 -- Seeking a new path in the twilight of the Adenauer era -- The political success and organizational decline of Christian democratic workers, 1966-1980. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Christlich-Demokratische Union Deutschlands (Germany : West)
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Christlich-Demokratische Union Deutschlands (Germany : West) |
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Labor unions -- Germany -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Industrial relations -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
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Germany -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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Christian democracy -- Germany (West) -- History -- 20th century.
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Christian democracy -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
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Labor unions -- Political activity -- Germany (West) -- History -- 20th century.
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Labor unions -- Political activity -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
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Democracy -- Germany (West) -- History -- 20th century.
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Democracy -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
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Germany (West) -- Politics and government -- 1945-1990.
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Germany -- Politics and government -- 1918-1933.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Western. |
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Christian democracy |
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Democracy |
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Labor unions -- Political activity |
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Politics and government |
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Germany |
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Germany (West) |
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Industrial relations |
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Labor unions -- Religious aspects -- Christianity |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
History
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Patch, William L. Christian Democratic Workers and the Forging of German Democracy, 1920-1980. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2018 9781108337380 |
| ISBN |
9781108337380 (electronic bk.) |
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1108337384 (electronic bk.) |
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9781108539753 |
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1108539750 |
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1108439365 |
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9781108439367 |
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1108335810 |
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9781108335812 |
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9781108337380 |
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1108337384 |
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1108424112 |
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9781108424110 |
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9781108439367 (paperback) |
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