{"product_id":"munich-1919-diary-of-a-revolution-paperback-softback-9781509510597","title":"Munich 1919; Diary of a Revolution (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509510597","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMunich 1919\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDiary of a Revolution\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eVictor Klemperer (Author), Jessica Spengler (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509510597, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 September 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.363 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Klemperer guides us through the confusion of those troubled days in Munich with empathy, subtlety and a perceptive eye.\" - \u003cb\u003eChristopher Clark, University of Cambridge, UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Klemperer has once again proven himself to be a brilliant reporter and an intelligent essayist. A sensational testimony. - \u003cb\u003eDie Zeit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"With his talent for dramatic portrayals, for reflection, and his knack for boiling things down to their essence, \u003ci\u003eMunich 1919\u003c\/i\u003e gives us a more intimate view of Klemperer than we've ever seen before.\" - \u003cb\u003eDie Welt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Klemperer's ability to grasp moods and attitudes has a truly Dickensian quality.\" - \u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A message in a bottle, with real immediacy.\" -\u003cb\u003e Sydney Morning Herald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003eA compelling chronicle\" -  \u003cb\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This account needs to be read for itself and its dramatic descriptions of chaos and political madness. But it also needs to be read as a harbinger of the future — and attitudes that shaped German acquiescence in, and belief in, the violent antisemitism of Nazi ideology\" \u003cb\u003e- The Jewish Chronicle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Klemperer’s diary provides an invaluable, unique perspective on the creation and suppression of the Munich Soviet Republic. Observing and recording how events unfolded from his university perch, Klemperer’s account conveys the sense of confusion, of isolation, and of uncertainty that pervaded… Born in Prussia to Jewish parents, Klemperer uneasily records how Bavarian particularism blurred anti-Prussianism, anti-Semitism, and anti-Bolshevism into a toxic brew of resentment, fear, and loathing. Klemperer’s Munich 1919. Diary of a Revolution will become essential reading for those interested in the Weimar Republic, Bavarian identity, and the backstory to the rise of Hitler and National Socialism.\" - \u003cb\u003eH-Net: Humanities \u0026amp; Social Sciences Online\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘a sobering glimpse into an uncertain time when history might have tilted in a different direction. Through [Klemperer’s] writings, we can come to see how those first violent months of the Weimar Republic were only a prelude to the later catastrophe.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This is a gem of a book.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal of Modern History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eMunich 1919 is a vivid portrayal of the chaos that followed World War I and the collapse of the Munich Council Republic by one of the most perceptive chroniclers of German history. Victor Klemperer provides a moving and thrilling account of what turned out to be a decisive turning point in the fate of a nation, for the revolution of 1918-9 not only produced the first German democracy, it also heralded the horrors to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With the directness of an educated and independent young man, Klemperer turned his hand to political journalism, writing astute, clever and linguistically brilliant reports in the beleaguered Munich of 1919. He sketched intimate portraits of the people of the hour, including Erich Mühsam, Max Levien and Kurt Eisner, and took the measure of the events around him with a keen eye. These observations are made ever more poignant by the inclusion of passages from his later memoirs. In the midst of increasing persecution under the Nazis he reflected on the fateful year 1919, the growing threat of antisemitism, and the acquaintances he made in the period, some of whom would later abandon him, while others remained loyal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Klemperer's account once again reveals him to be a fearless and deeply humane recorder of German history. Munich 1919 will be essential reading for all those interested in 20th century history, constituting a unique witness to events of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher Clark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on the text\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMunich 1919\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiary of a Revolution\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitics and the Bohemian World\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFebruary 1919\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRevolution\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Munich Ceremonies\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFebruary 1919\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRevolution\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMunich After Eisner's Assassination\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFebruary 22, 1919\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRevolution\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Events at the University of Munich\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApril 8, 1919\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRevolution\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Third Revolution in Bavaria\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApril 9, 1919\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRevolutionary Diary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApril 17, 1919\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApril 18, 1919\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRevolution\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRevolutionary Diary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApril 19, 1919\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRevolution\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRevolutionary Diary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApril 20, 1919\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApril 21, 1919\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApril 22, 1919\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRevolution\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRevolutionary Diary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApril 30, 1919\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRevolution\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRevolutionary Diary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMay 2, 1919\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMay 4, 1919\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMay 10, 1919\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRevolution\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMunich Tragicomedy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJanuary 17, 1920\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe German Revolution of 1918-9: A Historical Essay\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWolfram Wette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronology\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout this edition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePicture credits\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52453550031128,"sku":"9781509510597","price":15.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509510597.jpg?v=1785286287","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/munich-1919-diary-of-a-revolution-paperback-softback-9781509510597","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}