The Death of Democracy

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<p><b>Brilliant. A timely reminder of the fragility of democracy and the dangers of extreme nationalism. Nikolaus Wachsmann, author of<i>KL: A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps</i></b></p><p><b>'Intelligent, well-informed... intriguing.'<i>The Times</i></b> <b><i></i></b> <b>'In this post-truth, alternative-facts American moment,<i>The Death of Democracy</i>is essential reading. Kurt Andersen, author of<i>Fantasyland</i></b> <b></b> <b>An outstanding accomplishment. Rick Perlstein, author of<i>Nixonland</i></b> <b></b> <b>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.</b></p><p><i>The Death of Democracy</i>explores 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?</p><p>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.</p><p>Based on award-winning research and recently discovered archival material,<i>The Death of Democracy</i>is 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.</p>

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Benjamin Carter Hett is a former trial lawyer and a professor of history at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York. He is the author of<i>Death in the Tiergarten</i>,<i>Crossing Hitler</i>, winner of the Fraenkel Prize, and<i>Burning the Reichstag.</i>

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