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  • Promise and Tragedy, Weimar Centennial Edition
  • Written by: Eric D. Weitz
  • Narrated by: Robert G. Slade
  • Length: 18 hrs and 42 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (6 ratings)

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Weimar Germany

Written by: Eric D. Weitz
Narrated by: Robert G. Slade
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Publisher's Summary

This audiobook narrated by Robert G. Slade paints a riveting portrait of the Weimar era.

Weimar Germany brings to life an era of unmatched creativity in the 20th century - one whose influence and inspiration still resonate today. Eric Weitz has written the authoritative history that this fascinating and complex period deserves, and he illuminates the uniquely progressive achievements and even greater promise of the Weimar Republic. Weitz reveals how Germans rose from the turbulence and defeat of World War I and revolution to forge democratic institutions and make Berlin a world capital of avant-garde art. He explores the period’s groundbreaking cultural creativity, from architecture and theater, to the new field of "sexology" - and presents richly detailed portraits of some of the Weimar’s greatest figures. 

Weimar Germany also shows that beneath this glossy veneer lay political turmoil that ultimately led to the demise of the republic and the rise of the radical right. Yet for decades after, the Weimar period continued to powerfully influence contemporary art, urban design, and intellectual life - from Tokyo to Ankara and Brasilia to New York. Featuring a new preface, this comprehensive and compelling book demonstrates why Weimar is an example of all that is liberating and all that can go wrong in a democracy.

©2018 Eric D. Weitz (P)2020 Princeton University Press
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  • Categories: History

What the critics say

"[Weitz] bring[s] to bear his uncommon erudition and a prose style that is at once rigorous, wonderfully animated, and distinguished by breathtaking clarity." (Noah Isenberg, Bookforum)

"Weitz effortlessly blends politics and economics, philosophy and literature, art and architecture in a gripping portrait of a culture whose pathology was exceeded only by its creativity.... This is history at its best." (Josef Joffe, publisher and editor of Die Zeit and fellow of the Hoover Institution, Stanford University) 

"Excellent.... [A] superb introduction...probably the best available." (Eric Hobsbawm, London Review of Books

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Highly Recommend this, THE History of Weimar!!

Highly recommend. Informative, enjoyable and authoritative!!

Expanded my learning & knowledge about this critical stage of recent German history!!

You can’t understand the Nazi era without first understanding Weimar Republic

Excellent narration. Informative. Doesn’t skip thru milestones but rather adds interesting details

History of the society beyond just war & conflict

He tells of culture, society and worldwide events impacting the times

Highly highly recommend to any lover of history, Germany and society evolution in general!!

Bravo!!

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