Dictatorial Power and States of Exception in the Weimar Republic

This book is an account of the tension between the need for order and the desire for freedom during the tense years of the Weimar Republic. It explains how various groups interpreted Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution and utilized it to reinstate peace and tranquility.

Autorentext

Christopher Adair-Toteff is a philosopher and a social theorist whose research has been in social economics and in political liberalism. He is a Fellow at the Center for Social and Political Thought, University of South Florida, USA.

Inhalt

1 Dictatorship, State of Exception, and Article 48

2 1918-1919: The Years of Struggle and Renewal

3 1920-1922: The Years of Political and Economic Turmoil

4 1923-1926: The Years of Despair and Hope

5 1927-1929: The Years of Peace and Panic

6 1930-1933: The Years of Debate and Debacle

7 Concluding Comments