A short history of the Weimar Republic /

It is impossible to understand the history of modern Europe without some knowledge of the Weimar Republic. The fourteen-year period of democracy was marked by unstable government, economic crisis and the rise of extremist politics. Yet at the same time a vibrant cultural scene flourished, which cont...

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Main Author: Storer, Colin (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : I.B. Tauris, 2013.
Series:I.B. Tauris short histories.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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?