August Bebel: Social Democracy and the Founding of the Labour Movement

by Jurgen Schmidt

August Bebel (1840-1913) was one of the towering figures of late nineteenth century European socialism and the leading figure of the German labour movement from the 1860s until his death in 1913. Born into a modest family, and a half-orphan from the age of four, his advancement to a pivotal role in the politics of Imperial Germany mirrored the success of German social democracy in this period. Bebel was not only the founder and first leader of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0755617762
• ISBN13: 9780755617760
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"