The German Idea of Militarism: Radical and Socialist Critics 1866-1914This 1994 book examines the development of the modern idea of militarism from its inception in the 1860s until the outbreak of World War I. Often regarded as the archetypical militarist state, imperial Germany in fact witnessed a major controversy over the issue, which became a touchstone of political opposition. Issues like the arms race and the military-industrial complex displaced more traditional concerns about authoritarian rule, and militarism gradually acquired its modern meaning. The book is part of a wider discovery by historians of the way political identities and ideas intermeshed, contributing to the rise of civil society and new types of politics in modern Europe. The political history of the main protagonist of anti-militarism, German social democracy, is examined, as Nicholas Stargardt reveals the lasting influence of older radical traditions and reappraises the role played by its espousal of Marxism. |
Contents
Democracy and cheap government | 19 |
The idea of militarism | 21 |
The parting of ways | 26 |
The Social Democratic programme | 32 |
Soldiers versus civilians | 35 |
Citizens as tax payers | 43 |
Conclusion | 45 |
Social Democracy and the Fatherland | 49 |
Karl Liebknecht and the end of democratic antimilitarism | 91 |
Karl Liebknechts Militarism | 98 |
Reflections in prison | 103 |
Conclusion | 106 |
The economics of armament | 108 |
Military spending and economic crisis | 112 |
Monopoly prices and economic growth | 117 |
The militaryindustrial complex | 122 |
Military capacity and defence | 50 |
The nation | 54 |
Foreign policy | 60 |
War scares and socialist internationalism | 67 |
Conclusion | 69 |
Karl Kautskys theory of militarism | 72 |
Marx Engels and the Left Liberal tradition | 76 |
Kautsky on the army and state | 79 |
Kautsky on German militarism | 84 |
Conclusion | 85 |
The new militarism 190014 | 89 |
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