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Oct 10, 2017 eric weitz, a distinguished professor of history and past dean of humanities and arts at city college of new york, specializes in modern german and european history. In this survey of the german weimar era that is both open to a nonacademic audience and helpful to scholars, weitz offers a wellwritten and engaging look into a vibrant, bygone age. Sep 25, 2019 here is a detailed history of weimar germany. His competition includes, to name only the bestknown titles, hans mommsens the rise and fall of weimar democracy 1996, detlev peukerts the weimar republic. Promise and tragedy weimar germany still speaks to us, as eric weitz puts it at the outset of his book. Promise and tragedy offers a fascinating account of germany s interwar experiment with democracy. Promise and tragedy new and expanded edition by eric d. Weimar germany also shows that beneath this glossy veneer lay political. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading weimar germany. Some chapters are pretty abstruse, but it is well worth reading, and. Promise and tragedy, weimar centennial edition weitz, eric d. 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. Download now the weimar republic was born out of germanys defeat in the first world war and ended with the coming to power of hitler and his nazi party in 1933. Weimar germany still fascinates us, and now this complex and remarkably creative period and place has the history it deserves.
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