Description
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 book will provide students and a general readership with a clear and concise introduction to the history of the first German Republic.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Prussia, Germany and the Crucible of War
Timeline
1. Years of Crisis, 1918-1923
2. The Struggle for Moderation: Weimar Political Culture
3. The Great Inflation and Weimar Economics
4. Revisionism and the Search for Stability: Weimar Foreign Policy
5. Weimar Society and Culture
6. Crisis and Collapse, 1929-1933
Conclusion: Did Weimar Fail?
Appendices
Notes
Further Reading
Index
Product details
| Published | 10 Apr 2013 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 254 |
| ISBN | 9780857733559 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Series | Short Histories |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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