Political Violence in the Weimar Republic, 1918-1933 - (Studies in German History) by Dirk Schumann (Paperback)

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of political violence in Weimar Germany with particular emphasis on the political culture from which it emerged.

It refutes both the claim that the Bolshevik revolution was the prime cause of violence, and the argument that the First World War's all-encompassing trauma caused the political instability.

Instead, the author shows how choices made by political actors contributed to the rise of violence in the region.

The book offers a well-documented and skillfully argued analysis of political violence in the Weimar Republic, providing a nuanced understanding of the nature of political violence in this period of German history.