{"product_id":"the-red-vienna-sourcebook-9781640140677","title":"The Red Vienna Sourcebook","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn encyclopedic selection of original documents from the Austrian capital's pathbreaking, progressive interwar period, translated and with contextualizing introductions and commentaries.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe current blockbuster German TV series \u003ci\u003eBabylon Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e introduces viewers to the tumultuous period in German history known as the Weimar Republic. Critics have praised the series for its relevance to the present: it showsdark populist forces undermining a fragile democracy. While Weimar Germany makes a fascinating backdrop, its story does not inspire much hope for our present-day political and cultural woes.\u003cbr\u003e A fascinating contrast is the Austrian capital, Vienna. After the First World War the former imperial city elected a Social Democratic majority that persisted into the 1930s. \"Red Vienna\" undertook large-scale experiments in public housing, hygiene, and education,while maintaining a world-class presence in music, literature, art, culture, and science. Though Red Vienna eventually fell victim to fascist violence, it left a rich legacy with potential to inform our own tumultuous times.\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eRed Vienna Sourcebook\u003c\/i\u003e provides scholars and students with an encyclopedic selection of key documents from the period, carefully translated and introduced. The thirty-six chapters include primary works from canonical names such as Sigmund Freud and Arthur Schnitzler but also introductions to lesser-known figures such as sociologist Käthe Leichter and health-policy pioneer Julius Tandler. The documents will be of interest to such diverse disciplines as economics, architecture, music, film history, philosophy, women's studies, sports and body culture, and Jewish studies.","brand":"Rob McFarland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48280635277563,"sku":"9781640140677","price":84.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781640140677_b7d3e637-5871-4e34-bb1f-97494b83f9d4.jpg?v=1772485781","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-red-vienna-sourcebook-9781640140677","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}