Heinrich Bruning and the Dissolution of the Weimar RepublicThis is the first scholarly biography of Heinrich BrÜning, chancellor of Germany from 1930 to 1932, and the last politican with a real chance to prevent the Nazi seizure of power. This book analyzes BrÜning's cabinet's economic and fiscal policies for coping with the Great Depression, the diplomatic campaign to redress Germany's grievances against the Treaty of Versailles, and his thoughtful strategy for creating a broad anti-fascist political coalition. Finally it seeks to explain why President Hindenburg and his reactionary advisers decided to topple BrÜning, with disastrous consequences. |
Contents
Brüning and the Prussian Tradition | 1 |
Brüning s Political Apprenticeship | 14 |
11 The Education of a Prussian Patriot | 15 |
12 The Trade Union Secretary | 24 |
13 The Parliamentarian | 38 |
14 Physician and Heir to the Great Coalition | 48 |
The Establishment of SemiParliamentary Government | 72 |
21 In Search of a Parliamentary Solution | 73 |
41 The Reorganization of the Banking System | 173 |
42 The Formation of Brünings Second Cabinet | 184 |
43 The Decision to Persevere with Deflation | 201 |
44 The Primacy of Foreign Policy | 213 |
Brünings Fall | 220 |
52 The Reelection of the President | 231 |
53 The SA Ban | 247 |
54 Brünings Race Against Time | 256 |
22 Brünings Test of Strength with the SPD | 89 |
23 The SPD as Brünings Silent Partner | 103 |
Foreign Policy and the National Opposition | 118 |
32 Brünings Response to the Rise of National Socialism | 130 |
33 Germany Takes the Diplomatic Initiative | 150 |
Economics and Politics in the Shadow of the Bank Crisis | 172 |
The Destruction of the Rule of Law | 272 |
62 The Triumph of Totalitarianism | 291 |
63 Brüning in Exile | 305 |
Conclusion | 322 |
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Heinrich Bruning and the Dissolution of the Weimar Republic William L. Patch No preview available - 1998 |
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