Die Periode der Konsolidierung und der Revision des Bismarckschen Reichsaufbaus 1919 - 1930

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Frontmatter includes the preface to the second edition, insights from the first edition, and a detailed table of contents. The introduction discusses historical understanding and political terminology. The first part examines the compromises of democracy and the Weimar Constitution, with chapters detailing parliamentary forces and their alliances, the interlude of the council movement, the states' roles in the Constitution, the beginnings of opposition, and concluding results. The second part focuses on national politics and federalism, covering the emergence of centralist policies and their adversaries, decentralization programs, and conflicts involving Prussia, Bavaria, and citizen militias from 1920 to 1922, culminating in the crises of 1923. The third part addresses trends and issues in national reform from 1924 to 1930, including the Reich executive, military, and presidency at the start of the second biennium, the Prussian dilemma until 1927, administrative simplification, and the onset of austerity measures. It concludes with the development and significance of a unified reform program from 1928 to 1930. Additional sections include a bibliography, document appendix, bibliographical notes on the new edition, and an index of persons.