Contested city : municipal politics and the rise of Nazism in Altona, 1917-1937 / Anthony McElligott.

Publication | Library Call Number: DD901.H28 M42 1998

Series: Social history, popular culture, and politics in Germany
Social history, popular culture, and politics in Germany.
Format: Book
Author/Creator: McElligott, Anthony, 1955-
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c1998
Locale: Hamburg-Altona (Hamburg, Germany)
Hamburg (Germany)
Germany
Hamburg
Language: English

Physical Description: xii, 334 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents: "Rowdies" in Altona's Rathaus : politics and conflicts, 1917-1933
A clash of cultures: slum life and welfare, 1918-1932
"Save us from Altona!" : the battle against incorporation, 1924-1927
Economic struggles the local state and business interests, 1924-1932
Street politics in the crisis, 1930-1933
"Under the sign of the swastika!" : the divided Volksgemeinschaft, 1933-1937
Conclusion : local state, central state, and contested state
Epilogue : Brauer's return.
ISBN: 0472109294
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-320) and index.

"Rowdies" in Altona's Rathaus : politics and conflicts, 1917-1933 -- A clash of cultures: slum life and welfare, 1918-1932 -- "Save us from Altona!" : the battle against incorporation, 1924-1927 -- Economic struggles the local state and business interests, 1924-1932 -- Street politics in the crisis, 1930-1933 -- "Under the sign of the swastika!" : the divided Volksgemeinschaft, 1933-1937 -- Conclusion : local state, central state, and contested state -- Epilogue : Brauer's return.
Subjects: Hamburg-Altona (Hamburg, Germany)--Politics and government.
Hamburg (Germany)--Politics and government.
National socialism--Germany--Hamburg.
Political parties--Germany--Hamburg.
Municipal government--Germany--Hamburg.
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