Weimar publics/Weimar subjects [[electronic resource] ] : rethinking the political culture of Germany in the 1920s / / edited by Kathleen Canning, Kerstin Barndt & Kristin McGuire

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Berghahn Books, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (420 p.)
• Disciplina: 943.085
• Soggetto topico: Political culture - Germany - History - 20th century; Popular culture - Germany - History - 20th century; Social conflict - Germany - History - 20th century; Social change - Germany - History - 20th century
• Soggetto geografico: Germany Politics and government 1918-1933; Germany Intellectual life 20th century; Germany Social conditions 1918-1933
• Altri autori: CanningKathleen BarndtKerstin McGuireKristin
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: WEIMAR PUBLICS/WEIMAR SUBJECTS; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; PREFACE; CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION. Weimar Subjects/Weimar Publics; Part I. Defeat and the Legacy of War; Chapter 1. The Return of the Undead; Chapter 2. The Work of Art and the Problem of Politics in Berlin Dada; Chapter 3. The Secret History of Photomontage; Part II. New Citizens/New Subjectivities; Chapter 4. Mothers, Citizens, and Consumers; Chapter 5. Claiming Citizenship; Chapter 6. Feminist Politics beyond the Reichstag; Chapter 7. Producing Jews; Part III. Symbols, Rituals, and Discourses of Democracy ; Chapter 8. Reforming the Reich Chapter 9. High Expectations-Deep Disappointment; Chapter 10. Contested Narratives of the Weimar Republic; Chapter 11. Political Violence, Contested Public Space, and Reasserted Masculinity in Weimar Germany; Part IV. Publics, Publicity,and Mass Culture; Chapter 12. "A Self-Representation of the Masses"; Chapter 13. Neither Masses nor Individuals; Chapter 14. Cultural Capital in Decline; Part V. Weimar Topographies; Chapter 15. Defining the Nation in Crisis; Chapter 16. Gender and Colonial Politics after the Versailles Treaty ; Chapter 17. The Economy of Experiencein Weimar GermanyBIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: In spite of having been short-lived, "Weimar" has never lost its fascination. Until recently, the Weimar Republic's place in German history was primarily defined by its catastrophic beginning and end - Germany's defeat in 1918 and the Nazi seizure of power in 1933; its history seen mainly in terms of politics and as an arena of flawed decisions and failed compromises. However, a flourishing of interdisciplinary scholarship on Weimar political culture is uncovering arenas of conflict and change that had not been studied closely before, such as gender, body politics, masculinity, citizenship,
• Titolo autorizzato: Weimar publics
• ISBN: 1-78238-108-2; 1-282-72740-0; 9786612727405; 1-84545-846-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781019503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Spektrum (New York, N.Y.) ; ; v. 2.