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Knut Langewand's study on metaphors of bodies and sickness in Weimar's political discourse shows how the discussion about the health of some of Weimar's leading statesmen undermined the legitimacy of the new Republic itself. On the basis of the cases of Stresemann, Ebert, Braun, Müller, and Brüning, the book discusses the construction of terms such as "kranker Volkskörper" and their impact on the political culture of the time.