Zwischen Demokratie und Diktatur

Frontmatter includes Vorwort, Inhaltsverzeichnis, and a list of abbreviations used in the notes. The introduction discusses the Weimar constitutional state and historiography. The first part examines economic conditions and crisis indicators, covering the international post-war economic system, critical stabilization in Germany, major industrial concentrations, agricultural crises, and the resettlement in East Prussia. The second part focuses on governments and parliaments navigating between plebiscite and presidential power, addressing the crisis of liberal parties, the dynamics of parliamentary governance, a plebiscite on the expropriation of princes, and the role of the Reich President during coalition government crises. The third part delves into the "Great Coalition," detailing the challenging path to coalition formation, liberal program initiatives, Prussian politics, state protection, and Prussia's stance against the right. The fourth part discusses the transition from the Young Plan to the Brüning government, including negotiations, public referendums against the Young Plan, and the dissolution of the "Great Coalition." The text concludes with a bibliography and an index of persons.