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The Weimar Century: German Émigrés and the Ideological Foundations of the Cold War
Udi Greenberg
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Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 552.
The Weimar Century reveals the origins of two dramatic events: Germany's post-World War II transformation from a racist dictatorship to a liberal democracy, and the ideological genesis of the Cold War. Blending intellectual, political, and international histories, Udi Greenberg shows that the foundations of Germany's reconstruction lay in the country's first democratic experiment, the Weimar Republic (1918-33). He traces the paths of five crucial German emigres who participated in Weimar's intense political debates, spent the Nazi era in the United States, and then rebuilt Europe after a devastating war. Examining the unexpected stories of these diverse individuals--Protestant political thinker Carl ... Read more
The Weimar Century reveals the origins of two dramatic events: Germany's post-World War II transformation from a racist dictatorship to a liberal democracy, and the ideological genesis of the Cold War. Blending intellectual, political, and international histories, Udi Greenberg shows that the foundations of Germany's reconstruction lay in the country's first democratic experiment, the Weimar Republic (1918-33). He traces the paths of five crucial German emigres who participated in Weimar's intense political debates, spent the Nazi era in the United States, and then rebuilt Europe after a devastating war. Examining the unexpected stories of these diverse individuals--Protestant political thinker Carl ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
561 g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691159331
SKU
V9780691159331
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About Udi Greenberg
Udi Greenberg is assistant professor of history at Dartmouth College.
Reviews for The Weimar Century: German Émigrés and the Ideological Foundations of the Cold War
Winner of the 2016 European Studies Book Award, Council for European Studies "The Weimar Century is a stimulating, original, and timely meditation on politics and ideas."
Michael Kimmage, New Republic "[A] fantastic new study."
Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins, Dissent "A fascinating and readable study of five thinkers who are mainly forgotten but were influential in the early Cold War era and postwar Germany."
Jorg Meindl, ... Read more
Michael Kimmage, New Republic "[A] fantastic new study."
Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins, Dissent "A fascinating and readable study of five thinkers who are mainly forgotten but were influential in the early Cold War era and postwar Germany."
Jorg Meindl, ... Read more