Weimar Germany (eBook)

The republic of the reasonable

Paul Bookbinder (Autor)

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2024
288 Seiten
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-8381-1 (ISBN)

Infos

The Weimar period, which extended from 1919 to 1933, was a time of political violence, economic crisis, generational and gender tension, and cultural experiment and change in Germany. Despite these major issues, the Republic is often treated only as a preface to the study of the rise of Fascism. This text seeks to restore the balance, exploring the Weimar period in its own right. Amongst the topics discussed are: Weimar as the avant-garde artistic centre of Europe in the 1920s when many cultural figures were politically engaged on both sides of the political spectrum; Weimar as a German state racked by conflict over questions of morality versus ideas of greater sexual freedom for women, homosexual rights, abortion and birth control; the struggle to win the hearts and minds of German youth, a struggle won decisively by the right-wing; and Weimar as the first German state in which women played a significant political role.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.6.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Schlagworte: conservatives • Dictatorship • Donald Kagan • German society • Weimar Republic
• ISBN-10: 1-5261-8381-1 / 1526183811
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5261-8381-1 / 9781526183811