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The Red Vienna Sourcebook (Paperback)
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The Red Vienna Sourcebook (Paperback)
Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture
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Total price: R1,532
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An encyclopedic selection of original documents from the Austrian
capital's pathbreaking, progressive interwar period, translated and
with contextualizing introductions and commentaries. The current
blockbuster German TV series Babylon Berlin introduces viewers to
the tumultuous period in German history known as the Weimar
Republic. Critics have praised the series for its relevance to the
present: it showsdark populist forces undermining a fragile
democracy. While Weimar Germany makes a fascinating backdrop, its
story does not inspire much hope for our present-day political and
cultural woes. A fascinating contrast is the Austrian capital,
Vienna. After the First World War the former imperial city elected
a Social Democratic majority that persisted into the 1930s. "Red
Vienna" undertook large-scale experiments in public housing,
hygiene, and education,while maintaining a world-class presence in
music, literature, art, culture, and science. Though Red Vienna
eventually fell victim to fascist violence, it left a rich legacy
with potential to inform our own tumultuous times. The Red Vienna
Sourcebook provides scholars and students with an encyclopedic
selection of key documents from the period, carefully translated
and introduced. The thirty-six chapters include primary works from
canonical names such as Sigmund Freud and Arthur Schnitzler but
also introductions to lesser-known figures such as sociologist
Kathe Leichter and health-policy pioneer Julius Tandler. The
documents will be of interest to such diverse disciplines as
economics, architecture, music, film history, philosophy, women's
studies, sports and body culture, and Jewish studies.
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