Transnational Identities in National Politics problematizes the relationship between the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) and pacifists on the non-Communist Left between 1921 and 1966. It breaks from traditional master narratives by using gender, transnational, and biographical analysis to reveal understudied continuities and shifting political spaces in German politics. Rose explores the foundations of “masculine” characterizations of party politics and tensions created by common perceptions that ethical pacifism was “feminine.” Additionally, her analysis reveals that although the SPD maintained its reputation as a “peace party,” SPD leaders‘ conception of peace changed over time. It was a winner of Binghamton University Distinguished Dissertation in Social Sciences.
- German History,
- Transnational History,
- Gender Studies,
- Pacifism,
- Germany Politics and Government 20th Century,
- Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/shelley-rose/30/
This work was a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History in the Graduate School of Binghamton University State University of New York. 2010.
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