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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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New Frontiers in History: Weimar Germany, Paul Bookbinder
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- Released
- 1996
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- Title
- New Frontiers in History: Weimar Germany
- Subtitle
- The Republic of the Reasonable
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Paul Bookbinder
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Released
- 1996
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 288
- ISBN10
- 0719042879
- ISBN13
- 9780719042874
- Series
- Tags
- Social Sciences, Historical Themes, Politics, Germany, 20th century, Culture and Society, Europe, History of Europe, Anthropology, Political Theories, Jewish Literature, Western Europe, Dictatorship, Weimar Republic, Social Conditions, Intellectual Life
- Description
- 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.