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Weimar Germany
Contributor(s): McElligott, Anthony (Author)
ISBN: 019928007X     ISBN-13: 9780199280070
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
OUR PRICE:   $43.69  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: June 2009
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe - Germany
- History | Modern - 20th Century
Dewey: 943.085
LCCN: 2008053083
Series: Short Oxford History of Germany
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.90 lbs) 344 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Germany
- Chronological Period - 1900-1919
- Chronological Period - 1920's
- Chronological Period - 1930's
 
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Publisher Description:
The Weimar Republic was born out of Germany's defeat in the First World War and ended with the coming to power of Hitler and his Nazi Party in 1933. In many ways, it is a wonder that Weimar lasted as long as it did. Besieged from the outset by hostile forces, the young republic was threatened
by revolution from the left and coups d'états from the right. Plagued early on by a wave of high-profile political assassinations and a period of devastating hyper-inflation, its later years were dominated by the onset of the Great Depression. And yet, for a period from the mid-1920s it looked as if
the Weimar system would not only survive but even flourish, with the return of economic stability and the gradual reintegration of the country into the international community.

With contributions from an international team of ten experts, this volume in the Short Oxford History of Germany series offers an ideal introduction to Weimar Germany, challenging the reader to rethink preconceived ideas of the republic and throwing new light on important areas, such as military
ideas for reshaping society after the First World War, constitutional and social reform, Jewish life, gender, and culture.