Weimar Germany, Eric D. Weitz
Weimar Germany, Eric D. Weitz
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Weimar Germany
Promise and Tragedy, Weimar Centennial Edition

Author: Eric D. Weitz

Narrator: Robert Slade

Unabridged: 18 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/22/2020

Synopsis

This audiobook narrated by Robert Slade paints a riveting portrait of the Weimar era A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice A Financial Times Best Book of the Year 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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Katia

It is a primer on Weimar history with emphasis on culture and intellectual thought. Inevitably there is a bit on hyperinflation and the politics. However, I felt slightly underwhelmed. I wanted to know more about the visual art. It was not much there apart from the work of Hannah Hoch. There was als......more

Goodreads review by Murtaza

Weimar Germany is the haunting story of a liberal society that transformed into the most notorious fascist regime that the world had ever seen. This book is about the politics of Weimar but also the culture and ideology of a society transitioning from the traditional world into modernity. Like a lot......more

Goodreads review by Mónica

Fantástico libro que recoge todos los aspectos de este importantísimo y apasionantes período histórico: política, economía, sociedad, cultura, el papel de la mujer,... Además te hace reflexionar sobre el papel de la democracia en la sociedad además de su vulnerabilidad.......more

Goodreads review by Christopher

Eric D. Weitz's Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy offers a fascinating account of Germany's interwar experiment with democracy. Popular histories frequently depict Weimar as a foredoomed Bohemian interlude between Prussian militarism and Nazi tyranny; Weitz's account does much to clarify and compl......more

Goodreads review by Lewis

This is an excellent overview of major themes in the Weimar years, connecting some of the dots to the subsequent Nazi takeover 1n 1933. I read the last three chapters. Here are some fascinating (to me at least) items that might appear in one way or another in my new novel (CHOOSING HITLER) ... ... T......more

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