Rethinking the Weimar Republic

"McElligott''s impressive mastery of an enormous body of research guides him on a distinctive path through the dense thickets of Weimar historiography to a provocative new interpretation of the nature of authority in Germany''s first democracy." Sir Ian Kershaw, Emeritus Professor of Modern History at the University of Sheffield, UKThis study challenges conventional approaches to the history of the Weimar Republic by stretching its chronological-political parameters from 1916 to 1936, arguing that neither 1918 nor 1933 constituted distinctive breaks in early 20th-century German history.This book:- Covers all of the key debates such as inheritance of the past, the nature of authority and culture- Rethinks topics of traditional concern such as the economy, Article 48, the Nazi vote and political violence- Discusses hitherto neglected areas, such as provincial life and politics, the role of law and Republican cultural politics>

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• Authors: McElligott, Anthony McElligott, Anthony (University of Limerick McElligott
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.12.2013
• EAN: 9780340731901
• ISBN: 978-0-340-73190-1
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 236 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Hodder Arnold Publication; Hodder Arnold Publication
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book; Deutschland, Europäische Geschichte, Zwischen den Weltkriegen (1919 bis 1939 n. Chr.), HISTORY / Europe / Germany, European History, Germany, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period)