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Kurt Tucholsky: Left-Wing Intellectual And Politically-Engaged Journalist, David Johnson
Kurt Tucholsky: Left-Wing Intellectual And Politically-Engaged Journalist, David Johnson
Anthós Journal (1990-1996)
Critics of intellectuals have focused on the naive idealism of intellectuals and their tendency to withdraw from the political theater, instead concentrating on their respective specialties. Tucholsky did not fit into this group of intellectuals, as he was an active participant in the political debates of the day. He polemicized, satirized and criticized. He wrote poems and cabarets. When he saw a theme which needed to be addressed, he tackled it; often many times. He focused on real issues. His methods of satire and criticism were purposefully used to highlight the real problems faced by Germany. Tucholsky may have not …
Revolutions: A Comparative Study, Thomas E. Gill
Revolutions: A Comparative Study, Thomas E. Gill
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The purpose of this thesis is to describe and then to compare common descriptive characteristics (uniformities) evident within three historical events: the Paris Commune of 1871, the Zapatista Movement of the Mexican Revolution between 1910 and 1919, and the Spartacist Rebellion of 1919. One such uniformity is the fact that all three are abortive social revolutions.