Format:
1 Online-Ressource (264 pages)
Edition:
2nd ed
ISBN:
9781350175792
Series Statement:
Short Histories
Content:
It is impossible to understand the history of modern Europe without some knowledge of the Weimar Republic. The brief fourteen-year period of democracy between the Treaty of Versailles and the advent of the Third Reich was marked by unstable government, economic crisis and hyperinflation and the rise of extremist political movements. At the same time, however, a vibrant cultural scene flourished, which continues to influence the international art world through the aesthetics of Expressionism and the Bauhaus movement. In the fields of art, literature, theatre, cinema, music and architecture - not to mention science - Germany became a world leader during the 1920s, while her perilous political and economic position ensured that no US or European statesman could afford to ignore her. Incorporating original research and a synthesis of the existing historiography, this revised edition will provide students and a general readership with a clear and concise introduction to the history of the first German Republic
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Acknowledgements Introduction: Prussia, Germany and the Crucible of War Timeline Chapter 1: Years of Crisis: 1918-23 Chapter2: The Struggle for Moderation: Weimar Political Culture Chapter 3: The Great Inflation and Weimar Economics Chapter 4: Revisionism and the Search for Stability: Weimar Foreign Policy Chapter 5: Weimar Society and Culture Chapter 6: Crisis and Collapse, 1929-33 Conclusion: Did Weimar Fail? Appendices Notes Further Reading Index
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781350172357
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781350172364
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781350172371
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781350172388
Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9781350175792
