A fantastic account of a complex and tumultuous moment in German history. The author effectively captures the creative and intellectual incubator that was Weimar Berlin - and chillingly details the malignant forces that turned against this creative impulse. While the heart of the story is that of economic turmoil, the cultural analysis Jahner provides is outstanding. I believe this is the most thorough scholarly investigation of the Weimar Republic since Detlev Peukert's invaluable contribution from the 1990s

This was a unique concept for a history, it had a unique way of telling the story and worked with the research being told. I thought this worked with what I was expecting and glad it was so well done. Harald Jähner wrote this well and I was invested in learning.