Ziemann, B. (2016) 'Resistance to War in Germany 1914-1918: The Traces of the German “Schwejkiade”’. Český časopis historický, 114 (3). pp. 717-734.
Abstract
The article discusses the nature and the narrative framing of resistance by German front line soldiers against the war machine from 1914 to 1918. It develops the argument that not pacifist motives or collective anti-militarist agency, but rather individual acts of refusal and shirking had a negative impact on the efficiency of the German military. These selfish acts of soldiers who tried to save their lives culminated in the mass shirking in the late summer and autumn of 1918. The article suggests to describe these individuals acts of refusal along the lines of Jaroslav Hašek’s novel ‘The Good Soldier Švejk’, and describes them as a German version of the Schwejkiade.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Institute of History CAS |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > Department of History (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 01 Dec 2016 15:26 |
Last Modified: | 01 Dec 2016 15:26 |
Published Version: | http://www.hiu.cas.cz/cs/nakladatelstvi/periodika/... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Institute of History CAS |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:108608 |