"This monograph has first-class credentials ... it is an excellent book for the specialist in search of a wealth of source material ... which is virtually inaccessible outside specialist libraries."  · German History "This ... forcefully argued book ... furthers our understanding of the history of educational politics in the Weimar Repulic in a number of important ways."  · American Historical Review "The strengths of this [fine] carefully researched and written book are many ... [It] should prompt international comparisons of progressive education and contribute to thinking about the contested role of public education in democratic, diverse societies."  · History of Education Quarterly "... an important and highly accessible contribution to the history of education in Germany and to the study of political culture, as well as grass-roots politics, in Weimar Germany. It is the only monograph on the topic in English and a must for research libraries."  · History: Reviews of New Books