Reviews

Taking a new historical approach to cultural economics, Bodek focuses on the socioeconomic milieu of the working class.
*CHOICE*

Creates a rich image of working-class living conditions and the cultural politics of late Weimar Berlin.
*THE BRECHT YEARBOOK*

Informative and fascinating from beginning to end.
*GERMAN STUDIES REVIEW*

The centerpiece of this pithy book is a path-breaking examination of Communist agitprop theater in late Weimar Berlin.
*JOURNAL OF SOCIAL HISTORY*

Gives an excellent background of the conditions of the working class in Weimar Berlin. MODERN DRAMA 'Bodek breaks new ground by demonstrating through an exhaustive programme analysis how the DASB became more militant... useful remarks on the links between Hanns Eisler and both the DASB and the agitprop groups.' MLR '[The] study makes an important contribution to the study of Weimar culture.
*GERMAN HISTORY*