Weimar Germany
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Weimar Germany

Promise and Tragedy, Weimar Centennial Edition

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Weimar Germany

Promise and Tragedy, Weimar Centennial Edition

About this book

The definitive history of Weimar politics, culture, and society
A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice
A Financial Times Best Book of the Year


Thoroughly up-to-date, skillfully written, and strikingly illustrated, Weimar Germany brings to life an era of unmatched creativity in the twentieth century—one whose influence and inspiration still resonate today. Eric Weitz has written the authoritative history that this fascinating and complex period deserves, and he illuminates the uniquely progressive achievements and even greater promise of the Weimar Republic. Weitz reveals how Germans rose from the turbulence and defeat of World War I and revolution to forge democratic institutions and make Berlin a world capital of avant-garde art. He explores the period's groundbreaking cultural creativity, from architecture and theater, to the new field of "sexology"—and presents richly detailed portraits of some of the Weimar's greatest figures. Weimar Germany also shows that beneath this glossy veneer lay political turmoil that ultimately led to the demise of the republic and the rise of the radical Right. Yet for decades after, the Weimar period continued to powerfully influence contemporary art, urban design, and intellectual life—from Tokyo to Ankara, and Brasilia to New York. Featuring a new preface, this comprehensive and compelling book demonstrates why Weimar is an example of all that is liberating and all that can go wrong in a democracy.

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Fig. 
1.2
Käthe 
Kollwitz, 
Mother 
and 
Son
or 
The 
PietĂ 
, 
1937–38. 
The 
artist
spent 
years 
trying 
to 
execute 
this 
sculpture 
and 
expunge 
her 
grief 
at 
the 
loss
of 
her 
son 
in 
World 
War 
I. 
It 
now 
sits, 
controversially, 
in 
the 
Neue 
Wache 
in
Berlin 
as 
the 
symbol 
of 
all 
German 
losses 
and 
victims 
in 
wartime. 
ullstein
bild 
/ 
The 
Granger 
Collection, 
New 
York.

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication Page
  5. Contents
  6. List of Illustrations
  7. Preface to the Weimar Centennial Edition
  8. Introduction
  9. 1. A Troubled Beginning
  10. 2. Walking the City
  11. 3. Political Worlds
  12. 4. A Turbulent Economy and an Anxious Society
  13. 5. Building a New Germany
  14. 6. Sound and Image
  15. 7. Culture and Mass Society
  16. 8. Bodies and Sex
  17. 9. Revolution and Counterrevolution from the Right
  18. 10. The Weimar Legacy: A Global Perspective
  19. Conclusion
  20. Notes
  21. Bibliographic Essay
  22. Acknowledgments
  23. Index