1st Edition
Dictatorial Power and States of Exception in the Weimar Republic The Controversial Article 48, 1919-1933
By Christopher Adair-Toteff
Copyright 2025
164 Pages
by
Routledge
164 Pages
by
Routledge
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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. While Article 48 is usually associated with the so-called Preußenschlag—the taking over of the Prussian government by the... Read more
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
Biography
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.
