Economics and Politics in the Weimar Republic (New Studies in Economic and Social History, Series Number 45) - Softcover

Balderston, Theo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521777607 ISBN 13: 9780521777605

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2002

Synopsis

Dr. Theo Balderston explores the relevance of the politics of the Weimar Republic to its economic history. Tracing the origins, political fragility and eventual destruction of the unstable government in terms of the economic realities of interwar Germany, this book provides a comprehensive survey of sources otherwise inaccessible to students. Covering the Peace Treaty and reparations payments, the spiralling inflation of the twenties and the slump which led to the collapse of the republic, this is an indispensable guide to an extremely significant period in European economic history.

About this title

About the Author:

Theo Balderston is Senior Lecturer in Economic History at the University of Manchester and an experienced teacher of economic history.

Review:

"In this book, Theo Balderston has achieved a feat by summarizing the major historiographical issues of Weimar economic history in just a hundred pages." H-NET

"Useful....Balderston demonstrates an admirable command of the relevant literature in both English and German." History

"What I did appreciate is that Balderston, though not totally neutral, gives a balanced account of conflicting views. His readers are not faced with an authoritative story but are made familiar with different, often contradictory, explanations of various authors.... a very useful introduction into the turbulent economic and political events that shaped the Weimar economy." EH.Net

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0521777607
• ISBN 13: 9780521777605
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 140