Rethinking the Weimar Republic

McElligott's impressive mastery of an enormous body of research guides him on a distinctive path through the dense thickets of Weimar historiography to a provocative new interpretation of the nature of authority in Germany's first democracy.+? Sir Ian Kershaw Emeritus Professor of Modern History at the University of Sheffield UK<br/><br/>This study challenges conventional approaches to the history of the Weimar Republic by stretching its chronological-political parameters from 1916 to 1936 arguing that neither 1918 nor 1933 constituted distinctive breaks in early 20th-century German history.<br/><br/>This book: <br/><br/>- Covers all of the key debates such as inheritance of the past the nature of authority and culture<br/>- Rethinks topics of traditional concern such as the economy Article 48 the Nazi vote and political violence<br/>- Discusses hitherto neglected areas such as provincial life and politics the role of law and Republican cultural politics