# What do Indira Gandhi and Post-World War I Germany have in common? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 12, 2004, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-indira-gandhi-and-post-world-war-i-germany-have-in-common/259559 "2004-08-12T18:02:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-indira-gandhi-and-post-world-war-i-germany-have-in-common/259559/1 "2004-08-12T18:02:08Z")
UrbanChic needs someone to recommend books about them, that’s what! ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-indira-gandhi-and-post-world-war-i-germany-have-in-common/259559/2 "2004-08-12T18:11:52Z")
But I didn’t MEAN to click Submit, dammit. OK, that should read POST World War I. I’m specifically interested in Indira’s political career and her life while she was in office and the details of what precipitated her assassination. With regards to post-World War I Germany, I’m interested in a work that contains personal accounts of daily life as well as examinations of the economy and political climate. Thanks in advance and if you need more information to help you make the best recommendation, ask away! ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-indira-gandhi-and-post-world-war-i-germany-have-in-common/259559/3 "2004-08-12T18:40:33Z")
Not a big Indira Gandhi fan, but I loves Weimar Germany. Try [Lustmord](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0691043388/qid=1092335551/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/104-8637462-6051115?v=glance&s=books) by Maria Tatar. [Voluptuous Panic](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/092291558X/qid=1092335776/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-8637462-6051115?v=glance&s=books) by Mel Gordon. And [Art and Politics in the Wiemar Period](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0306807246/qid=1092335898/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/104-8637462-6051115?v=glance&s=books) by John Willet. That last one focuses on what you probably really want, as opposed to morbid sex. But then, if you don’t want to hear about morbid sex, why are you interested in the Weimar period? ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-indira-gandhi-and-post-world-war-i-germany-have-in-common/259559/4 "2004-08-12T20:01:50Z")
Thanks a bunch, Ike! Also, check your inbox. I sent you a plea to correct my thread’s awful typo. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-indira-gandhi-and-post-world-war-i-germany-have-in-common/259559/5 "2004-08-12T20:19:56Z")
Two books about post WWI Germany you might like are “The Kings Depart”, by Richard Watt, an older (and, admittedly, dated) look at Germany between the armistice and the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, as well as “The Dark Valley” by Piers Brendon. This isn’t a look strictly at Germany, but it’s a crossnational look at the '30s, and Germany is included. Neither of these may be what you want, but they’re both entertaining, very readable books that you might enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-indira-gandhi-and-post-world-war-i-germany-have-in-common/259559/6 "2004-08-12T21:17:36Z")
Thanks, Captain Amazing. I’ll give them a whirl, too. Upon rereading my second post to this thread, I see that the assumption can be made I’m looking for only one book about each subject. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Well, I suppose _something_ could be. Actually, when I stop to think about it many things are. Pluto, to name one. Proxima Centauri, too. I guess that means I’d have to include the intrepid Cassini probe. But I digress. I’ve decided to dedicate fourth quarter to reading all about Indira Gandhi’s political career and post-WWI Germany.