Description
Book SynopsisFocusing on the fate of a Berlin-based newspaper during the 1920s and 1930s,
Moderate Modernity chronicles the transformation of a vibrant and liberal society into an oppressive and authoritarian dictatorship.
Table of Contents
- Introduction. “Germany’s Most Modern Newspaper”
- Tempo, Ullstein, and the late Weimar Republic
- Chapter 1. 1928-29: Banging the Drum for Democracy
- “Every Day a Race Against Time!” Technology, Speed, and Sachlichkeit in Tempo
- Forming Rational Citizens: Tempo’s Definition of Democracy
- Young Germans as Consumer-Citizens: Representations of Modern Masculinity and Femininity
Chapter 2. 1930-31: Adapting to the Crisis
Consuming against the Crisis: Tempo’s Vision of a German Consumer Society After 1930Technology vs. the Soul: Tempo’s Discourse of Technology and Speed After 1930Citizen-Consumers During a Time of Crisis: Tempo’s Construction of Modern Masculinity and Femininity After 1930Chapter 3. 1932-33: “Freedom or Dictatorship”
“We vow to be happy!” Consumption as Duty in 1932The Political Appeal of Slowness: Technology and Speed During the CrisisThe Oldest Guard Leads the Way: Constructions of Modern Maculinity and Femininity in 193230 January 1933: Ullstein under Hitler“Everybody will have their own car!” Dreams of a “Volkswagen” in TempoYouthful Pessimism: Young Men and Women under Chancellor HitlerThe end of TempoConclusion: Creative Adaptations of Modernity in the Interwar Period
