MA Thesis: Karl Kautsky\'s Democratic Republicanism

University of Sheffield

KARL KAUTSKY’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICANISM A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Germanic Studies at the University of Sheffield

Student Name: Ben Lewis Registration Number: 140132618 MA Germanic Studies (Research Track) Extended Dissertation (September 2015) Word Count: ca. 18,000

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

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Chapter 1: Karl Kautsky’s Disputed Legacy

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Chapter 2: The Democratic Foundations of Kautsky’s Republicanism

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Chapter 3: Republicanism Outlined: Republik und Sozialdemokratie in Frankreich

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Conclusion

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Bibliography

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Appendix 1: Republic und Social Democracy in France (1905)

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Appendix 2: The Development of a Marxist (1924)

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