Catholic Labor Movements in Europe
Catholic Labor Movements in Europe

Author: Paul Misner

Publisher: CUA Press

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 0813227534

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Catholic Labor Movements in Europe narrates the history of industrial labor movements of Catholic inspiration in the period from the onset of World War I to the reconstruction after World War II. The stated goal of concerned Catholics in the 1920s and 1930s was to "rechristianize society." But dominant labor movements in many countries during this period consisted of socialist elements that viewed religion as an obstacle to social progress. It was a daunting challenge to build robust organizations of Catholics who identified themselves with the working classes and their struggles.

Christian Democratic Workers and the Forging of German Democracy, 1920-1980
Christian Democratic Workers and the Forging of German Democracy, 1920-1980

Author: William L. Patch

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-10-29

Total Pages: 341

ISBN-13: 9781108439367

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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.

Trade Union Gospel
Trade Union Gospel

Author: Ken Fones-Wolf

Publisher:

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 9780877226529

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Traces the interaction of religion and the labor movement in Philadelphia in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Exploring the ways that Protestantism mediated between the dominant and working-class versions of American society, this work examines the ambiguity of Christianity as a social force in class conflict.

The Oxford Handbook of the Weimar Republic
The Oxford Handbook of the Weimar Republic

Author: Nadine Rossol

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2022

Total Pages: 849

ISBN-13: 0198845774

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The Weimar Republic was a turbulent and pivotal period of German and European history and a laboratory of modernity. The Oxford Handbook of the Weimar Republic provides an unsurpassed panorama of German history from 1918 to 1933, offering an indispensable guide for anyone interested in the fascinating history of the Weimar Republic.

Transnational Moments of Change
Transnational Moments of Change

Author: Gerd-Rainer Horn

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780742523234

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Offering a broad introduction to the methodology & practice of transnational history, this work focuses on three defining moments of 20th century European history, when changes affected the whole of the continent.