{"product_id":"recentring-the-weimar-republic-hardcover-22","title":"(Re)Centring the Weimar Republic - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKatharina Clausius\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eClaudia Clausius\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Re)Centring the Weimar Republic\u003c\/em\u003e explores how centrist German politicians and intellectuals sought to foster stability and cooperation during the interwar period.\u003cbr\u003eIn contrast to the persistent image of a democracy \"hollowed out\" by divisiveness and political extremism, this book offers a new perspective on the Republic's efforts to define and hold an ambitious and productive middle ground. Leading scholars and cultural practitioners from the fields of history, German studies, philosophy, literary studies, and music document the progressive activities of the Weimar Republic's \"centre\" to answer the question: how can political centrism employ social, cultural, and democratic institutions to resist polarization and extremism? This book's three sections reveal how key thinkers worked to balance pluralism and national identity, how politicians struggled to hold centrist positions across right-leaning, centrist, and left-leaning parties, and how contemporary culture today interprets those efforts for audiences in the press, the museum, and the concert hall.\u003cbr\u003eIn today's age of stumbling democratic institutions and increasing political polarization, \u003cem\u003e(Re)Centring the Weimar Republic\u003c\/em\u003e offers a historical touchstone for evaluating liberal democracy pushed to its limits and the multipartisan efforts to reinforce its principles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatharina Clausius\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of comparative literature and intermedial studies at the Université de Montréal. \u003cb\u003eClaudia Clausius\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of English at King's University College\/Western University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47509572288761,"sku":"9781487560089","price":137.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/afwJ-YCK1d9781487560089_6ccb7038-87c5-4c61-b9dd-ca6a7f191799.webp?v=1773377693","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/recentring-the-weimar-republic-hardcover-22","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}