Vertigo : the rise and fall of Weimar Germany, 1918-1933
Jähner, Harald, 1953-2025
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Germany, 1918: a country in flux. The First World War is lost, traditional values are shaken to their core, revolution is afoot and the victory of democracy beckons. Everything must change with the times. The country is abuzz with talk of the 'new woman', the 'new man', 'new living' and 'new thinking'. What follows is the establishment of the Weimar Republic, an economic crisis and the transformation of Germany. A triumphant procession of liberated lifestyles emerges. Women conquer the racetracks and tennis courts, go out alone in the evenings, cut their hair short and cast the idea of marriage aside. Unisex style comes into fashion, androgynous and experimental. People revel in the discovery of leisure, filling up boxing halls, dance palaces and the hotspots of the New Age, embracing the department stores' promise of happiness and accepting the streets as a place of fierce battles.
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eccles Library | Adult Non Fiction | 943.085 JAHPaperback | Available |
Main title:
Vertigo : the rise and fall of Weimar Germany, 1918-1933 / Harald Jähner ; translated by Shaun Whiteside.
Author:
Jähner, Harald, 1953-, authorWhiteside, Shaun, translator
Imprint:
London : WH Allen, 2025.
Collation:
480 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the German.This translation originally published: 2024.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780753559987 (pbk)
Dewey class:
943.085
Language:
EnglishGerman
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BRN:
4015472