A short history of the Weimar Republic
- ISBN: 9781350172364
- Editorial: Bloomsbury Academic
- Fecha de la edición: 2024
- Lugar de la edición: London. Reino Unido
- Colección: Short Histories
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 22 cm
- Nº Pág.: 264
- Idiomas: Inglés
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.
Introduction : Prussia, Germany and the crucible of war
Timeline
Years of crisis, 1918-23
The struggle for moderation : Weimar political culture
The great inflation and Weimar economics
Revisionism and the search for stability : Weimar foreign policy
Weimar society and culture
Crisis and collapse, 1929-33
Did Weimar fail?