The Devil's Wheels

Men and Motorcycling in the Weimar Republic

Nonfiction, History, Germany, Modern, 20th Century, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies
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Author: Sasha Disko ISBN: 9781785331701
Publisher: Berghahn Books Publication: August 1, 2016
Imprint: Berghahn Books Language: English
Author: Sasha Disko
ISBN: 9781785331701
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Publication: August 1, 2016
Imprint: Berghahn Books
Language: English

During the high days of modernization fever, among the many disorienting changes Germans experienced in the Weimar Republic was an unprecedented mingling of consumption and identity: increasingly, what one bought signaled who one was. Exemplary of this volatile dynamic was the era’s burgeoning motorcycle culture. With automobiles largely a luxury of the upper classes, motorcycles complexly symbolized masculinity and freedom, embodying a widespread desire to embrace progress as well as profound anxieties over the course of social transformation. Through its richly textured account of the motorcycle as both icon and commodity, The Devil’s Wheels teases out the intricacies of gender and class in the Weimar years.

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During the high days of modernization fever, among the many disorienting changes Germans experienced in the Weimar Republic was an unprecedented mingling of consumption and identity: increasingly, what one bought signaled who one was. Exemplary of this volatile dynamic was the era’s burgeoning motorcycle culture. With automobiles largely a luxury of the upper classes, motorcycles complexly symbolized masculinity and freedom, embodying a widespread desire to embrace progress as well as profound anxieties over the course of social transformation. Through its richly textured account of the motorcycle as both icon and commodity, The Devil’s Wheels teases out the intricacies of gender and class in the Weimar years.

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