{"product_id":"weimar-publics-weimar-subjects-rethinking-the-political-culture-of-germany-in-the-1920s-9781782381075","title":"Weimar Publics\/Weimar Subjects: Rethinking the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e\"The interpretative and methodological pluralism, which is evident throughout [this volume]is a major strength, rendering the volume ideally suited for graduate courses in modern European and German history. By covering an extraordinary range of topics and analytical perspectives, the book opens up a fascinating panoramic view onto ‘the landscapes of ambition and hope, promise and disappointment that galvanized new publics during the Weimar era.’”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e · Journal of Modern History\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“…\u003cem\u003etaken together [these articles] provide an excellent and stimulating introduction to current ways of thinking and writing about the Weimar Republic since the ‘cultural turn’. A common theme running through each contribution is the role of individual consciousness and its striving to be heard and expressed in an age when notions of community and collective struggle were also high up on the artistic and political agenda.\u003c\/em\u003e“  \u003cstrong\u003e·  German History\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese essays are interesting and useful for the material they present…the efforts it presents in rethinking the existing scholarship and adding new material has much to offer scholars of the Weimar era.\u003c\/em\u003e”  \u003cstrong\u003e·  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEuropean History Quarterly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e \tPreface\u003cbr\u003e \tList of Contributors\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKathleen Canning\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: DEFEAT AND THE LEGACY OF WAR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Return of the Undead: Weimar Cinema and the Great War\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAnton Kaes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Work of Art and the Problem of Politics in Berlin Dada\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eBrigid Doherty\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Secret History of Photomontage: on the Origins of the Composite Form and the Weimar Photomontages of Marianne Brandt\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eElizabeth Otto\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: NEW CITIZENS\/NEW SUBJECTIVITIES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003eMother, Citizens, and Consumers. Female Readers in Weimar Germany\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKerstin Barndt\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. \u003c\/strong\u003eClaiming Citizenship: Suffrage and Subjectivity in Germany after the First World War\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKathleen Canning\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eFeminist Politics beyond the Reichstag: A Radical Vision of Reform in the Weimar Republic\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKristin McGuire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003eProducing Jews: Maternity, Eugenics, and the Embodiment of the Jewish Subject\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSharon Gillerman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART III: SYMBOLS, RITUALS AND DISCOURSES OF DEMOCRACY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8. \u003c\/strong\u003eReforming the Reich: Democratic Symbols and Rituals in the Weimar Republic\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eManuela Achilles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/strong\u003eHigh Expectations – Deep Disappointment: Structures of the Public Perception of Politics in the Weimar Republic\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eThomas Mergel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10. \u003c\/strong\u003eContested Narratives of the Weimar Republic: The Case of the \"Kutisker-Barmat Scandal\"\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMartin Geyer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11. \u003c\/strong\u003ePolitical Violence, Contested Public Space, and Reasserted Masculinity in Weimar Germany\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eDirk Schumann\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART IV: PUBLICS, PUBLICITY AND MASS CULTURE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12. \u003c\/strong\u003e “A Self-Representation of the Masses”: Siegfried Kracauer's Curious Americanism\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMiriam Hansen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 13. \u003c\/strong\u003eNeither Masses Nor Individuals. Representations of the Collective in Inter-War German Culture\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eStefan Jonsson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 14. \u003c\/strong\u003eCultural Capital in Decline:Inflation and the Distress of Intellectuals\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eBernd Widdig\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART V: WEIMAR TOPOGRAPHIES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 15. \u003c\/strong\u003eDefining the Nation in Crisis: Citizenship Policy in the Early Weimar Republic\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAnnemarie Sammartino\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 16. \u003c\/strong\u003eGender and Colonial Politics after the Versailles Treaty\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLora Wildenthal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 17. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Economy of Experience in Weimar Germany\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003ePeter Fritzsche\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042210677079,"sku":"9781782381075","price":26.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781782381075.jpg?v=1750953457","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/weimar-publics-weimar-subjects-rethinking-the-political-culture-of-germany-in-the-1920s-9781782381075","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}