Author: Bernd Widdig
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520924703
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
For many Germans the hyperinflation of 1922 to 1923 was one of the most decisive experiences of the twentieth century. In his original and authoritative study, Bernd Widdig investigates the effects of that inflation on German culture during the Weimar Republic. He argues that inflation, with its dynamics of massification, devaluation, and the rapid circulation of money, is an integral part of modern culture and intensifies and condenses the experience of modernity in a traumatic way.
Culture and Inflation in Weimar Germany
Author: Bernd Widdig
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520924703
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
For many Germans the hyperinflation of 1922 to 1923 was one of the most decisive experiences of the twentieth century. In his original and authoritative study, Bernd Widdig investigates the effects of that inflation on German culture during the Weimar Republic. He argues that inflation, with its dynamics of massification, devaluation, and the rapid circulation of money, is an integral part of modern culture and intensifies and condenses the experience of modernity in a traumatic way.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520924703
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
For many Germans the hyperinflation of 1922 to 1923 was one of the most decisive experiences of the twentieth century. In his original and authoritative study, Bernd Widdig investigates the effects of that inflation on German culture during the Weimar Republic. He argues that inflation, with its dynamics of massification, devaluation, and the rapid circulation of money, is an integral part of modern culture and intensifies and condenses the experience of modernity in a traumatic way.
The Downfall of Money
Author: Frederick Taylor
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1620402378
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
"Excellent . . . Mr. Taylor tells the history of the Weimar inflation as the life-and-death struggle of the first German democracy . . . This is a dramatic story, well told." --The Wall Street Journal
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1620402378
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
"Excellent . . . Mr. Taylor tells the history of the Weimar inflation as the life-and-death struggle of the first German democracy . . . This is a dramatic story, well told." --The Wall Street Journal
Women in the Metropolis
Author: Katharina von Ankum
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 052091760X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Bringing together the work of scholars in many disciplines, Women in the Metropolis provides a comprehensive introduction to women's experience of modernism and urbanization in Weimar Germany. It shows women as active participants in artistic, social, and political movements and documents the wide range of their responses to the multifaceted urban culture of Berlin in the 1920s and 1930s. Examining a variety of media ranging from scientific writings to literature and the visual arts, the authors trace gendered discourses as they developed to make sense of and regulate emerging new images of femininity. Besides treating classic films such as Metropolis and Berlin: Symphony of a Great City, the articles discuss other forms of mass culture, including the fashion industry and the revue performances of Josephine Baker. Their emphasis on women's critical involvement in the construction of their own modernity illustrates the significance of the Weimar cultural experience and its relevance to contemporary gender, German, film, and cultural studies.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 052091760X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Bringing together the work of scholars in many disciplines, Women in the Metropolis provides a comprehensive introduction to women's experience of modernism and urbanization in Weimar Germany. It shows women as active participants in artistic, social, and political movements and documents the wide range of their responses to the multifaceted urban culture of Berlin in the 1920s and 1930s. Examining a variety of media ranging from scientific writings to literature and the visual arts, the authors trace gendered discourses as they developed to make sense of and regulate emerging new images of femininity. Besides treating classic films such as Metropolis and Berlin: Symphony of a Great City, the articles discuss other forms of mass culture, including the fashion industry and the revue performances of Josephine Baker. Their emphasis on women's critical involvement in the construction of their own modernity illustrates the significance of the Weimar cultural experience and its relevance to contemporary gender, German, film, and cultural studies.
Berlin Alexanderplatz
Author: Peter Jelavich
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520259971
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Jelavich examines Alfred Döblin's 1929 novel 'Berlin Alexanderplatz', which questioned the autonomy & coherence of the human personality in the modern metropolis, & traces the discrepancies that radically altered the work when it was adapted for radio & as a motion picture.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520259971
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Jelavich examines Alfred Döblin's 1929 novel 'Berlin Alexanderplatz', which questioned the autonomy & coherence of the human personality in the modern metropolis, & traces the discrepancies that radically altered the work when it was adapted for radio & as a motion picture.
Weimar Germany
Author: Eric D. Weitz
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691183058
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
"Weimar Centennial edition with a new preface by the author."--Title page.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691183058
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
"Weimar Centennial edition with a new preface by the author."--Title page.
Weimar Publics/Weimar Subjects
Author: Kathleen Canning
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 9781845456894
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
In spite of having been short-lived, "Weimar" has never lost its fascination. Until recently the Weimar Republic's place in German history was primarily defined by its catastrophic beginning and end - Germany's defeat in 1918 and the Nazi seizure of power in 1933; its history seen mainly in terms of politics and as an arena of flawed decisions and failed compromises. However, a flourishing of interdisciplinary scholarship on Weimar political culture is uncovering arenas of conflict and change that had not been studied closely before, such as gender, body politics, masculinity, citizenship, empire and borderlands, visual culture, popular culture and consumption. This collection offers new perspectives from leading scholars in the disciplines of history, art history, film studies, and German studies on the vibrant political culture of Germany in the 1920s. From the traumatic ruptures of defeat, revolution, and collapse of the Kaiser's state, the visionaries of Weimar went on to invent a republic, calling forth new citizens and cultural innovations that shaped the republic far beyond the realms of parliaments and political parties.
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 9781845456894
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
In spite of having been short-lived, "Weimar" has never lost its fascination. Until recently the Weimar Republic's place in German history was primarily defined by its catastrophic beginning and end - Germany's defeat in 1918 and the Nazi seizure of power in 1933; its history seen mainly in terms of politics and as an arena of flawed decisions and failed compromises. However, a flourishing of interdisciplinary scholarship on Weimar political culture is uncovering arenas of conflict and change that had not been studied closely before, such as gender, body politics, masculinity, citizenship, empire and borderlands, visual culture, popular culture and consumption. This collection offers new perspectives from leading scholars in the disciplines of history, art history, film studies, and German studies on the vibrant political culture of Germany in the 1920s. From the traumatic ruptures of defeat, revolution, and collapse of the Kaiser's state, the visionaries of Weimar went on to invent a republic, calling forth new citizens and cultural innovations that shaped the republic far beyond the realms of parliaments and political parties.
The Oxford Handbook of the Weimar Republic
Author: Nadine Rossol
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198845774
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 849
Book Description
The Weimar Republic was a turbulent and pivotal period of German and European history and a laboratory of modernity. The Oxford Handbook of the Weimar Republic provides an unsurpassed panorama of German history from 1918 to 1933, offering an indispensable guide for anyone interested in the fascinating history of the Weimar Republic.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198845774
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 849
Book Description
The Weimar Republic was a turbulent and pivotal period of German and European history and a laboratory of modernity. The Oxford Handbook of the Weimar Republic provides an unsurpassed panorama of German history from 1918 to 1933, offering an indispensable guide for anyone interested in the fascinating history of the Weimar Republic.
The Weimar Republic Sourcebook
Author: Anton Kaes
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520067745
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 836
Book Description
Reproduces (translated into English) contemporary documents or writings with an introduction to each section.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520067745
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 836
Book Description
Reproduces (translated into English) contemporary documents or writings with an introduction to each section.
The Great Disorder
Author: Gerald D. Feldman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780195101140
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 1048
Book Description
This book presents a comprehensive study of the most famous and spectacular instance of inflation in modern industrial society--that in Germany during and following World War I. A broad, probing narrative, this book studies inflation as a strategy of social pacification and economic reconstruction and as a mechanism for escaping domestic and international indebtedness. The Great Disorder is a study of German society under the tension of inflation and hyperinflation, and it explores the ways in which Germany's hyperinflation and stabilization were linked to the Great Depression and the rise of National Socialism. This wide-ranging study sets German inflation within the broader issues of maintaining economic stability, social peace, and democracy and thus contributes to the general history of the twentieth century and has important implications for existing and emerging market economies facing the temptation or reality of inflation.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780195101140
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 1048
Book Description
This book presents a comprehensive study of the most famous and spectacular instance of inflation in modern industrial society--that in Germany during and following World War I. A broad, probing narrative, this book studies inflation as a strategy of social pacification and economic reconstruction and as a mechanism for escaping domestic and international indebtedness. The Great Disorder is a study of German society under the tension of inflation and hyperinflation, and it explores the ways in which Germany's hyperinflation and stabilization were linked to the Great Depression and the rise of National Socialism. This wide-ranging study sets German inflation within the broader issues of maintaining economic stability, social peace, and democracy and thus contributes to the general history of the twentieth century and has important implications for existing and emerging market economies facing the temptation or reality of inflation.
A Princess in Berlin
Author: Arthur R. G. Solmssen
Publisher: Hastings Books
ISBN:
Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Publisher: Hastings Books
ISBN:
Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description