In preparation:
A Moderate Modernity
The Newspaper Tempo and the Collapse of the Weimar Republic, 1928-1933
(forthcoming with University of Michigan Press)
The years from 1928 to 1933 represent one of the most decisive eras in German, European and global history: during these five years, the Weimar Republic, Germany’s first democratic regime, deteriorated into an increasingly authoritarian state that finally saw Adolf Hitler appointed as Chancellor. The newspaper Tempo is a unique witness to this extraordinary process. Read the rest of this entry »