Crime Stories - Criminalistic Fantasy and the Culture of Crisis in Weimar Germany (Hardcover)

The Weimar Republic (1918-1933) was a crucial moment not only in German history but also in the history of both crime fiction and criminal science. This study approaches the period from a unique perspective - investigating the most notorious criminals of the time and the public's reaction to their crimes. The author argues that the development of a new type of crime fiction during this period - which turned literary tradition on its head by focusing on the criminal and abandoning faith in the powers of the rational detective - is intricately related to new ways of understanding criminality among professionals in the fields of law, criminology, and police science. Considering Weimar Germany not only as a culture in crisis (the standard view in both popular and scholarly studies), but also as a culture of crisis, the author explores the ways in which crime and crisis became the foundation of the Republic's self-definition. An interdisciplinary cultural studies project, this book insightfully combines history, sociology, literary studies, and film studies to investigate a topic that cuts across all of these disciplines.

General

Imprint:	Berghahn Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Monographs in German History
Release date:	April 2009
Authors:	Todd Herzog
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	182
ISBN-13:	978-1-84545-439-5
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	1-84545-439-1
Barcode:	9781845454395

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