Benjamin Carter Hett is Assistant Professor of History at Hunter College, City University of New York.
This new book is a terrific read. It leads its readers into the
lost world of Berlin’s courts in the last two and a half decades
before World War One. Hett has done a remarkable job bringing to
life the social and cultural history of criminal law, courtroom
culture, and its popular reception in Wilhelmine Berlin.
Throughout, he weaves accounts of specific trials into an analysis
of the transformation of the criminal justice system.
*H-Net*
An extremely rich and well-argued analysis of the culture of the
criminal courtroom in Wilhelmine Germany. Using stories about love,
lust, betrayal, and honor—crime stories and city stories—Benjamin
Hett pries open Berlin’s public life in brilliant, unexpected
ways.
*Peter Fritzsche, author of Reading Berlin 1900*
Death in the Tiergarten is an impressive book. Written in a light
and entertaining style, with elegance and wit, it is a rich source
of thought-provoking insights. Hett offers his own distinct spin on
some of the common themes of Berlin literature—crime, sex,
sensation, mass media, and the dramatic character of life in the
modern metropolis. This unusually successful and effective work of
scholarship has the potential to reach a broad audience.
*Jonathan Sperber, author of The European Revolutions,
1848–1851*
|
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
