Civil Society and Dictatorship in Modern German History

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civil society and dictatorship in modern german history the menahem stern jerusalem lectures Sponsored by the Historical Society of Israel and published for Brandeis University by University Press of New England Editorial Board: Prof. Yosef Kaplan, Senior Editor, Department of the History of the Jewish People, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, former chairman of the Historical Society of Israel Prof. Michael Heyd, Department of History, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, former chairman of the Historical Society of Israel Prof. Shulamit Shahar, professor emeritus, Department of History, Tel-Aviv University, member of the Board of Directors of the Historical Society of Israel For a complete list of books in this series, please visit www.upne.com Jürgen Kocka, Civil Society and Dictatorship in Modern German History Heinz Schilling, Early Modern European Civilization and Its Political and Cultural Dynamism Brian Stock, Ethics through Literature: Ascetic and Aesthetic Reading in Western Culture Fergus Millar, The Roman Republic in Political Thought Peter Brown, Poverty and Leadership in the Later Roman Empire Anthony D. Smith, The Nation in History: Historiographical Debates about Ethnicity and Nationalism Carlo Ginzburg, History Rhetoric, and Proof CIVIL SOCIETY AND DICTATORSHIP IN MODERN GERMAN HISTORY Jürgen Kocka t h e m e n a h e m s t e r n j e ru s a l e m l e c t u r e s Brandeis Historical University Society of Press Israel published by university press of new england Hanover and London Brandeis University Press / Historical Society of Israel Published by University Press of New England, One Court Street, Lebanon, nh 03766 www.upne.com 2010 © Historical Society of Israel Printed in the usa 5 4 3 2 1 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in a review. Members of educational institutions and organizations wishing to photocopy any of the work for classroom use, or authors and publishers who would like to obtain permission for any of the material in the work, should contact Permissions, University Press of New England, One Court Street, Lebanon, nh 03766. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kocka, Jürgen. Civil society and dictatorship in modern German history/ Jürgen Kocka. p. cm.—(The Menahem Stern Jerusalem lectures) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-1-58465-865-8 (cloth: alk. paper) isbn 978-1-58465-866-5 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Civil society—Germany—History—20th century. 2. Dictatorship—Germany—History—20th century. 3. Germany—History—20th century. 4. Germany—Social conditions—20th century. I. Title. jc337.k63 2010 943.087—dc22 2009045878 University Press of New England is a member of the Green Press Initiative. The paper used in this book meets their minimum requirement for recycled paper. ...