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Weimar Germany
Anthony McElligott
344 pages
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1 map
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216x138mm
978-0-19-928006-3
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Hardback
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19 March 2009
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- An up-to-date and authoritative introduction to the history of Weimar Germany, from the end of the First World War to the Nazi takeover of power
- Eleven chapters, each written by an expert in the field, covering all the most important themes in the history of Weimar
- Includes chapters on political culture; foreign policy; the military; the economy; the cities; women and the politics of gender; welfare and housing; the Jewish community; and cultural life in Weimar Germany
The Weimar Republic was born out of Germany's defeat in the First World War and ended with the coming to power of Hitler and his Nazi Party in 1933. In many ways, it is a wonder that Weimar lasted as long as it did. Besieged from the outset by hostile forces, the young republic was threatened by revolution from the left and coups d'états from the right. Plagued early on by a wave of high-profile political assassinations and a period of devastating hyper-inflation, its later years were dominated by the onset of the Great Depression. And yet, for a period from the mid-1920s it looked as if the Weimar system would not only survive but even flourish, with the return of economic stability and the gradual reintegration of the country into the international
community.
With contributions from an international team of ten experts, this volume in the Short Oxford History of Germany series offers an ideal introduction to Weimar Germany, challenging the reader to rethink preconceived ideas of the republic and throwing new light on important areas, such as military ideas for reshaping society after the First World War, constitutional and social reform, Jewish life, gender, and culture.Readership: All students of German history in the first half of the twentieth century and all those interested in Germany after the First World War and the rise of the Nazis.
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Anthony McElligott, Professor of History and Director of the Centre for Historical Research, University of Limerick Contributors:
John Bingham, Dalhousie University, Toronto
Kathleen Canning, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Wolfgang Elz, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz
Karl Christian Führer, University of Hamburg
Young-sun Hong, SUNY
Harold James, Princeton University
Anthony D. Kauders, University of Keele
Anthony McElligott, University of Limerick
William Mulligan, University College Dublin
Adelheid von Saldern, University of Hanover
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"highly recommended as an introduction to the topic" - Andreas Wirsching, German Historical Institute London Bulletin "provides an excellent introudction to new work and new approaches to the Weimar Republic ... this is a stimulating and accessibly volume which will inform and enliven dicussion of the Republic and its problems in an admirable way." - Jonathan Wright, English Historical Review
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Anthony McElligott: Introduction
1: Anthony McElligott: Political Culture
2: Wolfgang Elz: Foreign Policy
3: William Mulligan: The Reichswehr and the Weimar Republic
4: Harold James: The Weimar Economy
5: John Bingham: The 'Urban Republic'
6: Kathleen Canning: Women and the Politics of Gender
7: Young-Sun Hong: The Weimar Welfare System
8: Adelheid von Saldern: 'Neues Wohnen': Housing and Reform
9: Anthony D. Kauders: Weimar Jewry
10: Karl Christian Führer: High Brow and Low Brow Culture
Further Reading
Chronology
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