Was Weimar Germany doomed? A vibrant new history argues it wasn’t. Harald Jähner’s “Vertigo” recaptures and endorses the era’s spirit of modern excess, and argues that it could have lasted.

The Weimar Republic was created in the aftermath of World War I, shortly after Germany accepted defeat by signing the Treasury of Versailles on June 28, 1919. ... To add symbols: ...

It is the classic pictorial symbol of Weimar economic catastrophe: avoiding our gaze, the profiteer stares dispassionately from his top-floor office giving on to skyscrapers, all grids, angles ...

“When you mention the Weimar Republic, what do most people think of? The movie Cabaret,” said Smith, referring to the highly ...

“Shiraz has long had a cultural relationship with Weimer, and Hafez and Goethe have acted as connections between the East and West. “Considering this long relationship between the two prominent ...

“ Shiraz has long had a cultural relationship with Weimer, and Hafez and Goethe have acted as connections between the East and West. “Considering this long relationship between the two prominent ...