The period from the end of the 19th century to the mid-20th century saw urban growth, industrial development and the emergence of modern society in Germany. This book provides a study of the social and cultural history of Germany through written, visual and oral sources, during this period. The author discusses problems of interpretation and methodology and presents his own historical analysis of subjects such as politics, conflict and gender.
The period from the end of the 19th century to the mid-20th century saw urban growth, industrial development and the emergence of modern society in Ge...
By the 1930s over two-thirds of Germans lived in towns and cities, and those who did not found themselves inexorably affected by the ever-growing urban vortex. The German Urban Experience 1900 - 1945 surveys the social and cultural history of Germany in this crucial period through written, visual and oral sources. Focusing on urbanism as one of the major forces of change, this book presents a wide range of archive sources, many available for the first time, as well as film scenes, literature and art. Exploring the German experience of 'urbanism as a way of life' in cities from...
By the 1930s over two-thirds of Germans lived in towns and cities, and those who did not found themselves inexorably affected by the ever-growing urba...
This innovative volume draws together in a wide-ranging collection a series of new perspectives on the everyday experience of Europeans in the "age of fascism." The contributions go beyond the conventional stereotypes of organized resistance to examine the tensions and ambiguities within the communities, national and local, that opposed fascism. The authors show that under the pressures of civil conflict, occupation, and even everyday life, motives were rarely as pure and political alignments seldom as straightforward as our reassuring collective memories of fascism and war have led us to...
This innovative volume draws together in a wide-ranging collection a series of new perspectives on the everyday experience of Europeans in the "age of...
Working towards the Fuhrer brings together leading historians writing on the Third Reich, in honour of Sir Ian Kershaw, whose own work, along with that of the contributors to this volume has done much to challenge and change our understanding of the way Nazi Germany functioned. Covering issues such as the legacy of the world wars, the female voter, propaganda, occupied lands, the judiciary, public opinion and resistance, this volume furthers the debate on how Nazi Germany operated. Gone are the post-war stereotypes of a monolithic state driven forward by a single will towards war and...
Working towards the Fuhrer brings together leading historians writing on the Third Reich, in honour of Sir Ian Kershaw, whose own work, along with tha...
Though notoriously associated with Germany, human experimentation in the name of science has been practiced in other countries, as well, both before and after the Nazi era. The use of unwitting or unwilling subjects in experiments designed to test the effects of radiation and disease on the human body emerged at the turn of the twentieth century, when the rise of the modern, coercive state and the professionalization of medical science converged. Useful Bodies explores the intersection of government power and medical knowledge in revealing studies of human experimentation--germ...
Though notoriously associated with Germany, human experimentation in the name of science has been practiced in other countries, as well, both befor...
The Weimar Republic was born out of Germany's defeat in the First World War and ended with the coming to power of Hitler and his Nazi Party in 1933. In many ways, it is a wonder that Weimar lasted as long as it did. Besieged from the outset by hostile forces, the young republic was threatened by revolution from the left and coups d'etats from the right. Plagued early on by a wave of high-profile political assassinations and a period of devastating hyper-inflation, its later years were dominated by the onset of the Great Depression. And yet, for a period from the mid-1920s it looked as if the...
The Weimar Republic was born out of Germany's defeat in the First World War and ended with the coming to power of Hitler and his Nazi Party in 1933. I...
Scholars have paid little attention to the last four decades of the German Revolution. This volume offers new cultural-historical perspectives by placing the revolution within a larger timeframe (1916-1923) and cohering around three propositions: acknowledging that during its initial stage the German Revolution reflected an intense social and political challenge to state authority and its monopoly over physical violence; the revolutiuon was also replete with Angst-ridden wrangling over its long-term meaning and direction; and the struggle was characterized by competing social movements...
Scholars have paid little attention to the last four decades of the German Revolution. This volume offers new cultural-historical perspectives by plac...
