Quest for Individual Freedom A Twentieth-Century European History
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Moritz Föllmer is Associate Professor of Modern History at the University of Amsterdam. He has particular interests in Weimar and Nazi Germany, and concepts of individuality and urbanity in twentieth-century Europe. Previous publications include Individuality and Modernity in Berlin: Self and Society from Weimar to the Wall (Cambridge, 2013), Culture in the Third Reich (2020), and, as co-editor, Reshaping Capitalism in Weimar and Nazi Germany (Cambridge, 2022).'Moritz Föllmer explores the wide-ranging yearning for individual freedom in the twentieth century, beyond what any particular abstract theory or political position advocates. The result is a beautifully written and engaging book. The Quest for Individual Freedom is original, the writing is unlike most history that I read, and the topic is extremely important.' Peter C. Caldwell, author of Democracy, Capitalism, and the Welfare State: Debating Social Order in Postwar West Germany, 1949–1989
'This imaginatively conceived and remarkably wide-ranging account explores both the spiritual and physical quest for freedom in our times, one which battled conformity and solitude. Föllmer also takes up the flight to freedom under the adverse conditions of the twentieth century: war, labor, and state repressiveness. In this sympathetic book, individuals stand out – in their frailty.' Peter Fritzsche, author of Hitler's First Hundred Days: When Germans Embraced the Third Reich
'A tour de force on how ordinary Europeans negotiated the meanings of freedom amid adversity. Elegantly written, Föllmer weaves together the twentieth century's history and political currents in entirely new ways. The story of the gains and setbacks in the struggle to live freely are riveting. A must read for scholars and students.' Rosemary Wakeman, author of A Modern History of European Cities: 1815 to the Present