
- 288 pages
- English
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About this book
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.
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Table of contents
- Front matter
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Dedication
- Introduction
- 1. Wilhelmine Germany on the eve of the First World War
- 2. The founding of the Weimar State
- 3. Constitution and political spectrum
- 4. Prussia: bulwark of the Republic
- 5. Bavaria: reluctant republicans
- 6. The Prussian police experiment
- 7. The Ferne and the Weimar judiciary
- 8. The Weimar Bauhaus
- 9. Did the Weimar Republic have a Golden Age?
- 10. The German economy and the Weimar Republic
- 11. The women's movement
- 12. The situation of the Jews
- 13. National Socialism within the Republic
- Conclusion
- Selected Documents
- Bibliographical Essay
- Index