Morgan Philips-Price 
Dispatches From the Weimar Republic 
Versailles and German Fascism

‘This is a superb text which is relevant for anyone who has an interest in the turbulent post war years of Germany and the Weimar period … It is very accessible ad easy to read, bolstered by the clarity of its language and organisation.’ History Teaching Review



The period immediately following the First World War was one of great turbulence in Germany. The widespread dislocation throughout the country left morale crushed, and the economy crippled by Allied demands for reparations. Russia was in the hands of the Bolsheviks and Germany seemed on the brink of falling to working-class revolutionaries. Writing between 1919 and 1923 as special correspondent for the Manchester Guardian, Price was one of the very few British journalists in Weimar Germany during these important years. His unique position as an outsider allowed him to record what he saw with an objective eye, and his sympathy with the Bolsheviks gave him an understanding of the deeper implications behind the unfolding of events. These remarkable writings, reprinted for the first time in 80 years, cover the key events in postwar Germany. Price witnesses the establishment of the Weimar Republic, the emergence of Hitler and the Nazi Party, the inflammatory violence in the south of the country, which threatened civil war, and the signing of the Versailles Treaty.

Table des matières

DISPATCHES FROM THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC

CONTENTS

Chronology

Note on German Political Parties

Introduction

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

Epitaph: 1924–29

Biographical Notes

Notes and References

Bibliography

Index

A propos de l’auteur

Morgan Philips-Price’s writings for the Manchester Guardian won him wide acclaim. During his long career he also reported for the Daily Herald, Izvestia and the New York Herald Tribune and authored several books including A Diplomatic History of the War 1914; War and Revolution in Asiatic Russia (1918) and Dispatches from the Weimar Republic.