Author(s): Benjamin Carter Hett
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'Brilliant. A timely reminder of the fragility of democracy and the dangers of extreme nationalism.? Nikolaus Wachsmann, author ofKL- A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps'Extremely fine... with careful prose and scholarship, he brings these events close to us.' Timothy Snyder,The New York Times'Intelligent, well-informed... intriguing.' The Times'In this post-truth, alternative-facts American moment, The Death of Democracyis essential reading.? Kurt Andersen, author of Fantasyland'An outstanding accomplishment.? Rick Perlstein, author of Nixonland A revelatory account of the fall of the Weimar Republic and the rise of Hitler, based on new and award-winning research, and recently discovered archival material.The Death of Democracyexplores one of the great questions in all of human history- what caused the fall of one of the most progressive governments in twentieth-century Europe, and the rise of the most terrifying? Drawing on extraordinary individual stories to illustrate its broader arguments, this revelatory new account presents a panoramic portrait of Germany at a turning point, focusing on the global dimension of the Nazi phenomenon as part of a widespread reaction against a world order of triumphant, cosmopolitan liberal democracy and capitalism after the First World War. This was a world situation that pushed its opponents to embrace authoritarianism, nationalism and economic self-sufficiency, kick-starting a revolution reliant upon the innovative exploitation of new media technologies, and the formidable political and self-promotional skills of its leader.Based on award-winning research and recently discovered archival material, The Death of Democracyis an authoritative and panoramic new survey of one of the most pivotal periods in modern history, and a book with a clear and important message for the world today.
