The Weimar Republic

A wellresearched and concise presentation of the fourteen years experienceof this state ... a firstclass study aid. Heinz Abosch Suddeutsche ZeitungThere is no ... » 

A wellresearched and concise presentation of the fourteen years experienceof this state ... a firstclass study aid. Heinz Abosch Suddeutsche ZeitungThere is no better introduction to the historical complexities of the firstGerman republic for teachers students or laymen. Heinrich August WinklerHistorische ZeitschriftThe Weimar Republic Germanys first attempt at a democracy lasted from 1918until the accession to power of Hitler. The Weimar Republic provides both aclear historical narrative of this critical period in German history and adetailed analysis of the scholarly research in the field.In the first part of the book Eberhard Kolb surveys the political socialeconomic and cultural developments of the Weimar Republic setting it withinthe international context of the interwar period. Kolb then goes on toprovides a detailed examination of the historiography of the period sheddinglight on the problems and controversies of both domestic and foreign affairs inthis period.This new English edition which has been translated from the sixth and mostrecent German edition has been brought up to date throughout to take accountof all the latest research in the subject. It also includes a completelyrevised and updated Bibliography.With its detailed Chronology and extensive Bibliography The Weimar Republicprovides an invaluable introduction for all students of this immenselyimportant period in Germany history. «