$50.00
FREE pickup July 31 - August 8
Or fastest pickup July 30 - August 7

1.27 mi | ASHBURN 20147

How pickup works
Pick up from nearby pickup location
Step 1: Place Your Order
Select the “Pickup” option on the product page or during checkout.
Step 2: Receive Notification
Once your package is ready for pickup, you'll receive an email and app notification.
Step 3: Pick up
Bring your order ID or pickup code (if applicable) to your chosen pickup location to pick up your package.
$$50.00 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
$$50.00
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.
Sold by
Amazon.com
Sold by
Amazon.com
Returns
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.
Returns
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.
Payment
Secure transaction
Your transaction is secure
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
Payment
Secure transaction
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Follow the author

Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

Emergency Money: Notgeld in the Image Economy of the German Inflation, 1914–1923 Paperback – January 23, 2024


{"desktop_buybox_group_1":[{"displayPrice":"$50.00","priceAmount":50.00,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"50","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"00","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"O%2BBIh2YKAI%2BddWjMHg2maD%2Bt7aegXYZ1cYX7mwWd4Hek%2BhiROj3RMyTc0mhp8ZgKaYl0peB3K6AvqIS212VCa1%2Fo8EvhZDDPPtpJcoIZXSXDCnvgsYzbxhqbrD8B9CqrVKv7U7aln6S6zOZEFaNHjA%3D%3D","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"NEW","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":0}],"desktop_buybox_group_2":[{"displayPrice":"$50.00","priceAmount":50.00,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"50","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"00","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"O%2BBIh2YKAI%2BddWjMHg2maD%2Bt7aegXYZ1cYX7mwWd4Hek%2BhiROj3RMyTc0mhp8ZgKaYl0peB3K6AvqIS212VCa1%2Fo8EvhZDDPPtpJcoIZXSXDCnvgsYzbxhqbrD8B9CqrVKv7U7aln6S6zOZEFaNHjA%3D%3D","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"PICKUP","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":1}]}

Purchase options and add-ons

A landmark art historical study of German Notgeld, the emergency money produced during World War I, and the hyperinflation that followed.

Emergency Money is the first art historical study of Germany’s emergency money, Notgeld. Issued during World War I and the tumultuousinterwar period, these wildly artful banknotes featured landscapes, folk figures, scenes of violence and humor, and even inflation itself in the form of figures staring into empty purses or animals defecating coins. Until now, art historians have paid Notgeld scant attention, but Wilkinson looks closely at these amusing, often disturbing, artifacts and their grim associationsto cast new light on the Weimar Republic’s visual culture, as well as the larger relationship between art and money.

As Wilkinson shows, Germany’s early twentieth-century economic crisis was also a crisis of culture. Retelling the period’s gripping story through thematic investigations into prevalent
Notgeld motifs, Wilkinson illuminates how the vexed relationship between aesthetic value and exchange value was an inextricable part of everyday life.

A landmark contribution to our understanding of twentieth-century Germany,
Emergency Money brings together art, economics, critical theory, and media theory to createa book for our own inflationary moment, as the world’s new materialisms confront the specter of this older, more fundamental materialism.

Books with Buzz
Discover the latest buzz-worthy books, from mysteries and romance to humor and nonfiction. Explore more

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Wilkinson manages to encompass economics, art, architecture, design and social history in a book buzzing with vivid images."
Financial Times

About the Author

Tom Wilkinson is an art historian who specializes in German visual culture and modern architecture. He teaches at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and is History Editor of the Architectural Review. His first book was Bricks and Mortals: Ten Great Buildings and the People They Made.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ The MIT Press (January 23, 2024)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 280 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0262546809
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0262546805
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 0.56 x 9.5 inches

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Tom Wilkinson
Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Discover more of the author’s books, see similar authors, read author blogs and more

Customer reviews

No customer reviews