The Death of Democracy

*A TIMES AND TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR*WHAT CAUSED THE FALL OF THE MOST PROGRESSIVE GOVERNMENT IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY EUROPE, AND THE RISE OF THE MOST TERRIFYING?In the 1930s, Germany was at a turning point, with many looking to the Nazi phenomenon as part of widespread resentment towards cosmopolitan liberal democracy and capitalism. This was a global situation that pushed Germany to embrace authoritarianism, nationalism and economic self-sufficiency, kick-starting a revolution founded on 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 Democracy is a panoramic new survey of one of the most important periods in modern history, and a book with a resounding message for the world today.'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'With the injection of fresh contemporary voices, The Death of Democracy is also a thoughtful reflection of how our time more resembles the Thirties than the Noughties.' Daily Telegraph

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Hett Benjamin Carter, Benjamin Carter Hett, Benjamin Carter Hett
• Editore: Windmill Books
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 28.02.2019
• Categoria: Saggistica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > XX° secolo (fino al 1945)
• EAN: 9781786090300
• ISBN: 978-1-78609-030-0
• Numero di pagine: 304
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 12.9 x 19.8 x 1.8 cm
• Categorie: History, Democracy, Germany, The Secret, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, Norman Ohler, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Ian Kershaw, self sufficiency, Fascism & Nazism, Political structures: democracy, Second World War, Political structures: totalitarianism and dictatorship, Far-right political ideologies and movements, 1933–1945 (National Socialist period), Political structures: totalitarianism & dictatorship, 1918–1933 (period of the Weimar Republic), Max Hastings, Volker Ullrich, World War 2, the world at war, political biographies, fall and rise, our secret war, the house, thomas harding, the lake house, a violent agenda, Timothy Snyder On Tyranny, books by michael lewis, adventures with extremists, let this be our secret, the end of the myth, hitler ullrich, the black earth, bloodlands timothy snyder, the rise and fall of the third reich, self-sufficiency john seymour, dictatorland, michael sinclair, michael burleigh