Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. List of Figures vi
4. Acknowledgments viii
5. List of Abbreviations x
6. Introduction 1
7. Chapter 1. “Rights of Citizenship Are Conditional Rights”: Disenfranchisement, Honor, and Trust in the Criminal Codes before German Unification 19
8. Chapter 2. Institutions of Honor: A Leveling Society Seeking to Protect Its Institutions 48
9. Chapter 3. Political Offenders vs. Common Criminals: Challenging the Distinction 82
10. Chapter 4. “The Chain of Dishonor”: Petitioning for Rehabilitation in Imperial Germany 125
11. Chapter 5. “The Blessing of the War”: World War I as a Chance for Rehabilitation 153
12. Chapter 6. “Your Honor Is Not My Honor”: Disenfranchisement and Rehabilitation as a Political Battleground from the War to the End of the Weimar Republic 172
13. Conclusion 206
14. Bibliography 213
15. Index 234