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For years one of Germany's foremost cultural organizations, the Werkbund included in its membership such pioneers of the modern movement as Henry van de Velde, Hermann Muthesius, Walter Gropius, and Mies van der Rohe. Joan Campbell traces its history from its founding in 1907 to 1934, when it was absorbed into the bureaucracy of the National Social



Table of Contents
*Frontmatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, pg. viii*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. xi*ABBREVIATIONS, pg. xiii*INTRODUCTION, pg. 1*I. The Founding of the Werkbund, pg. 9*II. The Evolution of the Werkbund to 1914, pg. 33*III. Cologne 1914, pg. 57*IV. The Werkbund in a Nation at War, pg. 82*V. Revolution and Renewal: 1918-1919, pg. 104*VI. Years of Trial: 1920-1923, pg. 141*VII. Alliance with the Future: 1924-1929, pg. 171*VIII. The Disintegration of the Weimar Werkbund: 1930-1932, pg. 206*IX. The Werkbund and National Socialism. Conclusion, pg. 243*CONCLUSION, pg. 288*APPENDICES, pg. 295*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 297*INDEX, pg. 337

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: 08/03/2015
      ISBN13: 9780691611457, 978-0691611457
      ISBN10: 0691611459
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      Book Synopsis

      For years one of Germany's foremost cultural organizations, the Werkbund included in its membership such pioneers of the modern movement as Henry van de Velde, Hermann Muthesius, Walter Gropius, and Mies van der Rohe. Joan Campbell traces its history from its founding in 1907 to 1934, when it was absorbed into the bureaucracy of the National Social



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, pg. viii*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. xi*ABBREVIATIONS, pg. xiii*INTRODUCTION, pg. 1*I. The Founding of the Werkbund, pg. 9*II. The Evolution of the Werkbund to 1914, pg. 33*III. Cologne 1914, pg. 57*IV. The Werkbund in a Nation at War, pg. 82*V. Revolution and Renewal: 1918-1919, pg. 104*VI. Years of Trial: 1920-1923, pg. 141*VII. Alliance with the Future: 1924-1929, pg. 171*VIII. The Disintegration of the Weimar Werkbund: 1930-1932, pg. 206*IX. The Werkbund and National Socialism. Conclusion, pg. 243*CONCLUSION, pg. 288*APPENDICES, pg. 295*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 297*INDEX, pg. 337

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