Book contents
- Revolution and Political Violence in Central Europe
- Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare
- Revolution and Political Violence in Central Europe
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Central European Roots of Revolution
- 2 World War and World Revolution
- 3 Rumor and Terror
- 4 Revolution on Trial
- 5 Seeing Red
- 6 Remembering the World Revolution
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Conclusion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 June 2021
Book contents
- Revolution and Political Violence in Central Europe
- Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare
- Revolution and Political Violence in Central Europe
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Central European Roots of Revolution
- 2 World War and World Revolution
- 3 Rumor and Terror
- 4 Revolution on Trial
- 5 Seeing Red
- 6 Remembering the World Revolution
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Many residents of Munich and Budapest experienced the events of 1919 as both political upheaval and personal trauma. The supporters and opponents of the various political movements, as well as the “innocent bystanders,” witnessed the revolution and counterrevolution as violence and chaos, personal retribution, rumor, innuendo, denunciation, and misinformation. After the immediate crisis of counterrevolution, the interwar years were marked by account-taking, assessment of guilt, and searching for historical explanations, both on a personal and a societal level.
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- Revolution and Political Violence in Central EuropeThe Deluge of 1919, pp. 251 - 260Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021