Rick Kuhn
The book’s second part is a comprehensive study of the Jewish Social Democratic Party of Galicia, which fought the exploitation and oppression of Jewish workers, despite the hostility of the General Social Democratic Workers’ Party of Austria.
Biographical Note
Readership
This book is for individuals interested in the histories of Austria-Hungary, social democracy, Marxism, Communism or Jews in eastern Europe.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements vii
Map of the Provinces of Austria-Hungary viii
Introduction 1
part 1
Social Democracy in Imperial Austria
1 The Birth of the SAPÖ and Its Hainfeld Program 7
2 Consolidation 13
3 Federalism in the Party and State 22
4 Alternative Approaches to the National Question in the SAPÖ 31
5 Economic Crisis and Reformist Policy 38
6 1905: From Mass Struggle to Reaffirmed Parliamentarism 44
7 The Disintegration of the General Party 51
8 The Inflation Revolt 56
9 Capitulation during the First World War 60
10 Towards Revolution: The January Strikes and the Breakdown of the
Old State 69
11 Political Revolution in Rump Austria 79
12 National Revolutions in Galicia and South Slav Regions, Absorption
into Italy and Romania 87
13 National Revolution in the Czech Lands 91
14 What Might Be 99
part 2
The Jewish Social Democratic Party of Galicia: Robust Bastard
Child of Austrian Social Democracy
15 The Jewish Working Class in Galicia 103
16 Marxism and the Jewish Question 107
17 Jewish Workers in Galicia Organise, Again 126
18 Towards a Jewish Socialist Party 131
19 Preparing to Split 139
20 Foundation of the Jewish Social Democratic Party of Galicia 149
21 Consolidating the YSDP 159
22 The SAPÖ Congress and the Campaign for Universal Suffrage 170
23 The National Cultural Autonomy and the Second YSDP Congress 175
24 Tactics and the Election Campaign 183
25 The Party’s Second Phase 189
26 The Third Congress and Struggles over Yiddish 196
27 Hegemony and Concessions 201
28 Wars and After 212
References 219
Index and Abbreviations 246
