Weimar Cities: The Challenge of Urban Modernity in Germany, 1919-1933 (Routledge Studies in Modern European History)

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Locating cities and modernity in Weimar -- 1 Center and periphery: Cities in Germany, 1900-1933 -- 2 The congress of cities -- 3 The urban spectrum -- 4 Experiment: Urban modernity and the ""Great Reform"" of 1929 -- 5 A nation of city republics: The urban bases of Reichsreform -- Conclusion: Germany's vulnerable cities -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index Introduction : Locating Cities And Modernity In Weimar -- Center And Periphery : Cities In Germany, 1900-1933 -- The Congress Of Cities -- The Urban Spectrum -- Experiment : Urban Modernity And The Great Reform Of 1929 -- A Nation Of City Republics : The Urban Bases Of Reichsreform -- Conclusion : Germany's Vulnerable Cities. John Bingham. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [143]-162) And Index. Weimar Cities explores Germany's efforts to come to grips with its great cities after World War I; by extension the book measures the feasibility of the postwar experiment that was the Weimar Republic. The book focuses particularly on the weakness, both local and national, that resulted from the disjunct between the cities perceived and actual power.