Brief Review Of Nazi Germany: Promise And Tragedy By Eric D. Weitz
John Jamieson
Nazi Germany
Book Review
Professor Gregory Parsons
In Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy, Eric D. Weitz provides a strong narrative of what life was like immediately following the First World War in the Weimar Republic. Weitz sub title Promise and Tragedy is the most accurate phrase possible to describe Germany at that time in history. This being sad because of how relatively unstable Germany was, following the war. Although Weitz’s writing can be very dull and drawn out, a reader will be able to understand how Weimar Germany operated.
Weitz is able to demonstrate how conditions in the Weimar Republic ultimately led to a shift in power that brought the National socialist German workers party to power. As I stated earlier, even though Weitz’s writing may have been dry sometimes, most everyone would be able to see the portrayals of life that Weitz’s provides. Certain parts of the book are challenging to get through possibly because it reads like a textbook, however it is a historical writing and will read as such. Unlike many other European historical books written about this time period, are written to argue for or against a certain social issue at the time. Yet Weitz doesn’t seem to make an effort to establish any specific argument to the readers, this can be very helpful in getting objective information through to readers. Weitz very clearly outlines causes and effects of events that had a significant impact on Weimar Society. Weitz is able to successfully …show more content…
This has its advantages and disadvantages. With there being so many numbers being used, it is easy to learn precise information, which is excellent for the purpose of research papers, mainly economic papers. At the same time, this can lead the reader to felling overwhelmed with information and cause a lack of absorption of the material. This causes frequent rereading of certain sections in order to fully grasp the
Nazi Germany
Book Review
Professor Gregory Parsons
In Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy, Eric D. Weitz provides a strong narrative of what life was like immediately following the First World War in the Weimar Republic. Weitz sub title Promise and Tragedy is the most accurate phrase possible to describe Germany at that time in history. This being sad because of how relatively unstable Germany was, following the war. Although Weitz’s writing can be very dull and drawn out, a reader will be able to understand how Weimar Germany operated.
Weitz is able to demonstrate how conditions in the Weimar Republic ultimately led to a shift in power that brought the National socialist German workers party to power. As I stated earlier, even though Weitz’s writing may have been dry sometimes, most everyone would be able to see the portrayals of life that Weitz’s provides. Certain parts of the book are challenging to get through possibly because it reads like a textbook, however it is a historical writing and will read as such. Unlike many other European historical books written about this time period, are written to argue for or against a certain social issue at the time. Yet Weitz doesn’t seem to make an effort to establish any specific argument to the readers, this can be very helpful in getting objective information through to readers. Weitz very clearly outlines causes and effects of events that had a significant impact on Weimar Society. Weitz is able to successfully …show more content…
This has its advantages and disadvantages. With there being so many numbers being used, it is easy to learn precise information, which is excellent for the purpose of research papers, mainly economic papers. At the same time, this can lead the reader to felling overwhelmed with information and cause a lack of absorption of the material. This causes frequent rereading of certain sections in order to fully grasp the