Weimar Cities explores Germans’ efforts after the First World War to come to grips with their great cities and, by extension, measures the feasibility of the postwar experiment that was the Weimar Republic.

• Introduction: Locating Cities and Modernity in Weimar 1. Center and Periphery: Cities in Germany, 1900-1933 2. The Congress of Cities 3. The Urban Spectrum 4. Experiment: Urban Modernity and the "Great Reform" of 1929 5. A Nation of City Republics: The Urban Bases of Reichsreform Conclusion: Vulnerable Cities