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<p><p>This is not another standard history of the Weimar Republic. Eric Weitz effortlessly blends politics and economics, philosophy and literature, art and architecture in a gripping portrait of a culture whose pathology was exceeded only by its creativity. From Heidegger to Hitler, from Bauhaus to 'our house,' from Thomas Mann to Fritz Lang, much of Western modernity was invented here-its glories as well as its horrors. This is history at its best.--Josef Joffe, publisher and editor of </i>Die Zeit</i> and fellow of the Hoover Institution, Stanford University<p>This superb book not only finally delivers a satisfying general history of Weimar that has been missing for many years, but, more important, is a remarkable accomplishment in that it covers all the main themes of Weimar Germany, ranging from politics to literature, architecture to economy, cinema to ideology. Elegantly written and cleverly structured, this is an outstanding achievement by a mature, erudite, balanced, and intellectually sophisticated scholar.--Omer Bartov, Brown University<p>Implied throughout this book is the question of whether it is possible for contemporary democracies to succumb to neofascist forces in

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Author

Weitz, Eric D.;

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780691016955

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, Sociology, History

Rating

3.83 / 5 (284 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14