Reetz, Dorothea.

Clara Zetkin as a socialist speaker / Dorothea Reetz. - New York, N.Y. : International Publishers/ 1987. - 80 pages ; 21 cm.

Translation of: Clara Zetkin als sozialistische Rednerin. Based on the author's thesis (doctoral--Humboldt-Universität, Berlin)

Includes bibliography (page 77).

Her life -- Impressions and insights that formed her personality -- The development of a socialist agitator -- Political tasks in the German and international working-class movements -- The methodological aspect. Means and features of the composition of her speeches -- Clara Zetkin at the Emergency International Socialist Congress in Basel on Novemeber 25, 1912 -- Conclusion -- Important dates in Clara Zetkin's life.

"An unforgettable portrait of the personality of Clara Zetkin and how she became a leading socialist orator of her time ." -- from "Choice: Publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries, a Division of the American Library Association" Volume 25, Issues 1-4 Clara Zetkin was a successful propagandist and public speaker. The author of this volume analyzes some of the elements of that success, including her style of work, structure of her speeches, and regard for her audience.

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Zetkin, Klara, 1857-1933.


Women socialists--Biography.--Germany
Women and socialism--History.--Germany

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