Cool Conduct
| Author | : Helmut Lethen |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 264 |
| Release | : 2002-03-27 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780520916418 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0520916417 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Cool Conduct by : Helmut Lethen
Download or read book Cool Conduct written by Helmut Lethen and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2002-03-27 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cool Conduct is an elegant interpretation of attitudes and mentalities that informed the Weimar Republic by a scholar well known for his profound knowledge of this period. Helmut Lethen writes of "cool conduct" as a cultivated antidote to the heated atmosphere of post-World War I Germany, as a way of burying shame and animosity that might otherwise make social contact impossible.
