{"product_id":"culture-and-inflation-in-weimar-germany-hardcover","title":"Culture and Inflation in Weimar Germany - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBernd Widdig\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor many Germans the hyperinflation of 1922 to 1923 was one of the most decisive experiences of the twentieth century. In his original and authoritative study, Bernd Widdig investigates the effects of that inflation on German culture during the Weimar Republic. He argues that inflation, with its dynamics of massification, devaluation, and the rapid circulation of money, is an integral part of modern culture and intensifies and condenses the experience of modernity in a traumatic way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA landmark study. . . . Widdig's energetic account uses an interdisciplinary approach to reveal how economic anxieties were powerfully symptomatic of larger social and cultural issues.--Maria Tatar, author of \u003ci\u003eLustmord: Sexual Murder in Weimar Germany\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBernd Widdig displays sharp intelligence and uncommon wit in this brilliant study of culture and inflation. Following the explosions in politics and culture that the inflation detonated from the end of World War I to the rise of the Nazis, this book is a bold and original meditation on modernity and money and the trauma of oblivion. It is a masterful, illuminating analysis.--Peter Fritzsche, author of \u003ci\u003eReading Berlin 1900 \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWiddig's account of the cultural impact of the German hyperinflation adds an important dimension to the history of interwar Germany. He brings a unique perspective to the interaction between popular culture and political and economic decisions in the twentieth century. This fascinating book raises intriguing questions for economic and political historians.--Peter Temin, author of \u003ci\u003eLessons from the Great Depression\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA landmark study. . . . Widdig's energetic account uses an interdisciplinary approach to reveal how economic anxieties were powerfully symptomatic of larger social and cultural issues.--Maria Tatar, author of \u003ci\u003eLustmord: Sexual Murder in Weimar Germany\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Bernd Widdig displays sharp intelligence and uncommon wit in this brilliant study of culture and inflation. Following the explosions in politics and culture that the inflation detonated from the end of World War I to the rise of the Nazis, this book is a bold and original meditation on modernity and money and the trauma of oblivion. It is a masterful, illuminating analysis.\"--Peter Fritzsche, author of \u003ci\u003eReading Berlin 1900 \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Widdig's account of the cultural impact of the German hyperinflation adds an important dimension to the history of interwar Germany. He brings a unique perspective to the interaction between popular culture and political and economic decisions in the twentieth century. This fascinating book raises intriguing questions for economic and political historians.\"--Peter Temin, author of \u003ci\u003eLessons from the Great Depression\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernd Widdig \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of German Studies and Director of the MIT-Germany Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMännerbünde und Massen: Zur Krise männlicher Identität in der Literatur der Moderne\u003c\/i\u003e(1992).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 293\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.08 x 9.33 x 6.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 21, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45138821021878,"sku":"9780520222908","price":120.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/image_-_2026-05-22T150245.927.jpg?v=1779480215","url":"https:\/\/sovereignarchivepublishing.com\/products\/culture-and-inflation-in-weimar-germany-hardcover","provider":"Sovereign Archive Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}