The Rise And Fall Of Weimar Democracy

Author : Hans Mommsen
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807876077

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The Rise and Fall of Weimar Democracy by Hans Mommsen Pdf

In this definitive analysis of the Weimar Republic, Hans Mommsen surveys the political, social, and economic development of Germany between the end of World War I and the appointment of Adolf Hitler as chancellor in 1933. His assessment of the German experiment with democracy challenges many long-held assumptions about the course and character of German history. Mommsen argues persuasively that the rise of totalitarianism in Germany was not inevitable but was the result of a confluence of specific domestic and international forces. As long as France and Britain exerted pressure on the new Germany after World War I, the radical Right hesitated to overthrow the constitution. But as international scrutiny decreased with the recognition of the legitimacy of the Weimar regime, totalitarian elements were able to gain the upper hand. At the same time, the world economic crisis of the early 1930s, with its social and political ramifications, further destabilized German democracy. This translation of the original German edition (published in 1989) brings the work to an English-speaking audience for the first time. European History

Author : Hans Mommsen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:535316644

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Rise and Fall of Weimar Democracy by Hans Mommsen Pdf

Author : Benjamin Carter Hett
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781250162519

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The Death of Democracy by Benjamin Carter Hett Pdf

A riveting account of how the Nazi Party came to power and how the failures of the Weimar Republic and the shortsightedness of German politicians allowed it to happen. Why did democracy fall apart so quickly and completely in Germany in the 1930s? How did a democratic government allow Adolf Hitler to seize power? In The Death of Democracy, Benjamin Carter Hett answers these questions, and the story he tells has disturbing resonances for our own time. To say that Hitler was elected is too simple. He would never have come to power if Germany’s leading politicians had not responded to a spate of populist insurgencies by trying to co-opt him, a strategy that backed them into a corner from which the only way out was to bring the Nazis in. Hett lays bare the misguided confidence of conservative politicians who believed that Hitler and his followers would willingly support them, not recognizing that their efforts to use the Nazis actually played into Hitler’s hands. They had willingly given him the tools to turn Germany into a vicious dictatorship. Benjamin Carter Hett is a leading scholar of twentieth-century Germany and a gifted storyteller whose portraits of these feckless politicians show how fragile democracy can be when those in power do not respect it. He offers a powerful lesson for today, when democracy once again finds itself embattled and the siren song of strongmen sounds ever louder.

Author : Anthony McElligott
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849664417

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Rethinking the Weimar Republic by Anthony McElligott Pdf

“McElligott's impressive mastery of an enormous body of research guides him on a distinctive path through the dense thickets of Weimar historiography to a provocative new interpretation of the nature of authority in Germany's first democracy.” Sir Ian Kershaw, Emeritus Professor of Modern History at the University of Sheffield, UK This study challenges conventional approaches to the history of the Weimar Republic by stretching its chronological-political parameters from 1916 to 1936, arguing that neither 1918 nor 1933 constituted distinctive breaks in early 20th-century German history. This book: - Covers all of the key debates such as inheritance of the past, the nature of authority and culture - Rethinks topics of traditional concern such as the economy, Article 48, the Nazi vote and political violence - Discusses hitherto neglected areas, such as provincial life and politics, the role of law and Republican cultural politics

Author : Nadine Rossol,Benjamin Ziemann
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 849 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : History
ISBN : 9780198845775

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The Oxford Handbook of the Weimar Republic by Nadine Rossol,Benjamin Ziemann Pdf

The Weimar Republic was a turbulent and pivotal period of German and European history and a laboratory of modernity. The Oxford Handbook of the Weimar Republic provides an unsurpassed panorama of German history from 1918 to 1933, offering an indispensable guide for anyone interested in the fascinating history of the Weimar Republic.

Author : Donna Harsch
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2000-11-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807861929

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German Social Democracy and the Rise of Nazism by Donna Harsch Pdf

German Social Democracy and the Rise of Nazism explores the failure of Germany's largest political party to stave off the Nazi threat to the Weimar republic. In 1928 members of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) were elected to the chancellorship and thousands of state and municipal offices. But despite the party's apparent strengths, in 1933 Social Democracy succumbed to Nazi power without a fight. Previous scholarship has blamed this reversal of fortune on bureaucratic paralysis, but in this revisionist evaluation, Donna Harsch argues that the party's internal dynamics immobilized the SPD. Harsch looks closely at Social Democratic ideology, structure, and political culture, examining how each impinged upon the party's response to economic disaster, parliamentary crisis, and the Nazis. She considers political and organizational interplay within the SPD as well as interaction between the party, the Socialist trade unions, and the republican defense league. Conceding that lethargy and conservatism hampered the SPD, Harsch focuses on strikingly inventive ideas put forward by various Social Democrats to address the republic's crisis. She shows how the unresolved competition among these proposals blocked innovations that might have thwarted Nazism. Originally published in 1993. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

Author : Anthony James Nicholls
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Germany
ISBN : UOM:39015010429606

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Weimar and the Rise of Hitler by Anthony James Nicholls Pdf

An introduction to the political history of the Weimar Republic. The failure, in the years after the First World War, of German democracy was of crucial importance to the world as a whole. Very often the causes of this failure have been sought in the national character of the Germans, in their historical development, in the nature of Western capitalism, in the weaknesses of the Republic constitution, and sometimes in the hypnotic power of Adolf Hitler. While some of these explanations are more respectable than others, none alone can satisfy any serious enquiry.

Author : Hauke Friederichs,Rüdiger Barth
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782834595

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The Gravediggers by Hauke Friederichs,Rüdiger Barth Pdf

November 1932. With the German economy in ruins and street battles raging between political factions, the Weimar Republic is in its death throes. Its elderly president Paul von Hindenburg floats above the fray, inscrutably haunting the halls of the Reichstag. In the shadows, would-be saviours of the nation vie for control. The great rivals are the chancellors Franz von Papen and Kurt von Schleicher. Both are tarnished by the republic's all-too-evident failures. Each man believes he can steal a march on the other by harnessing the increasingly popular National Socialists - while reining in their most alarming elements, naturally. Adolf Hitler has ideas of his own. But if he can't impose discipline on his own rebellious foot-soldiers, what chance does he have of seizing power?

Author : Benjamin Carter Hett
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780735234826

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The Death of Democracy by Benjamin Carter Hett Pdf

A riveting account of how the Nazi Party came to power and how the failures of the Weimar Republic and the shortsightedness of German politicians allowed it to happen Why did democracy fall apart so quickly and completely in Germany in the 1930s? How did a democratic government allow Adolf Hitler to seize power? In The Death of Democracy, Benjamin Carter Hett answers these questions, and the story he tells has disturbing resonances for our own time. To say that Hitler was elected is too simple. He would never have come to power if Germany's leading politicians had not responded to a spate of populist insurgencies by trying to co-opt him, a strategy that backed them into a corner from which the only way out was to bring the Nazis in. Hett lays bare the misguided confidence of conservative politicians who believed that Hitler and his followers would willingly support them, not recognizing that their efforts to use the Nazis actually played into Hitler's hands. They had willingly given him the tools to turn Germany into a vicious dictatorship. Benjamin Carter Hett is a leading scholar of twentieth-century Germany and a gifted storyteller whose portraits of these feckless politicans show how fragile democracy can be when those in power do not respect it. He offers a powerful lesson for today, when democracy once again finds itself embattled and the siren song of strongmen sounds ever louder.

Author : Eric D. Weitz
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691184357

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Weimar Germany by Eric D. Weitz Pdf

The definitive history of Weimar politics, culture, and society A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice A Financial Times Best Book of the Year Thoroughly up-to-date, skillfully written, and strikingly illustrated, Weimar Germany brings to life an era of unmatched creativity in the twentieth century—one whose influence and inspiration still resonate today. Eric Weitz has written the authoritative history that this fascinating and complex period deserves, and he illuminates the uniquely progressive achievements and even greater promise of the Weimar Republic. Weitz reveals how Germans rose from the turbulence and defeat of World War I and revolution to forge democratic institutions and make Berlin a world capital of avant-garde art. He explores the period’s groundbreaking cultural creativity, from architecture and theater, to the new field of "sexology"—and presents richly detailed portraits of some of the Weimar’s greatest figures. Weimar Germany also shows that beneath this glossy veneer lay political turmoil that ultimately led to the demise of the republic and the rise of the radical Right. Yet for decades after, the Weimar period continued to powerfully influence contemporary art, urban design, and intellectual life—from Tokyo to Ankara, and Brasilia to New York. Featuring a new preface, this comprehensive and compelling book demonstrates why Weimar is an example of all that is liberating and all that can go wrong in a democracy.

Author : Anton Kaes,Martin Jay,Edward Dimendberg
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 830 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520909601

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The Weimar Republic Sourcebook by Anton Kaes,Martin Jay,Edward Dimendberg Pdf

A laboratory for competing visions of modernity, the Weimar Republic (1918-1933) continues to haunt the imagination of the twentieth century. Its political and cultural lessons retain uncanny relevance for all who seek to understand the tensions and possibilities of our age. The Weimar Republic Sourcebook represents the most comprehensive documentation of Weimar culture, history, and politics assembled in any language. It invites a wide community of readers to discover the richness and complexity of the turbulent years in Germany before Hitler's rise to power. Drawing from such primary sources as magazines, newspapers, manifestoes, and official documents (many unknown even to specialists and most never before available in English), this book challenges the traditional boundaries between politics, culture, and social life. Its thirty chapters explore Germany's complex relationship to democracy, ideologies of "reactionary modernism," the rise of the "New Woman," Bauhaus architecture, the impact of mass media, the literary life, the tradition of cabaret and urban entertainment, and the situation of Jews, intellectuals, and workers before and during the emergence of fascism. While devoting much attention to the Republic's varied artistic and intellectual achievements (the Frankfurt School, political theater, twelve-tone music, cultural criticism, photomontage, and urban planning), the book is unique for its inclusion of many lesser-known materials on popular culture, consumerism, body culture, drugs, criminality, and sexuality; it also contains a timetable of major political events, an extensive bibliography, and capsule biographies. This will be a major resource and reference work for students and scholars in history; art; architecture; literature; social and political thought; and cultural, film, German, and women's studies.

Author : Hans Mommsen,Angus McGeoch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0691116938

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Alternatives to Hitler by Hans Mommsen,Angus McGeoch Pdf

German resistance to Hitler is a central element of the history of Nazism. Hans Mommsen examines the political aims of these 'other Germans'. He analyses the ideologies of the assassination plot of 20th July 1944, the Kreisau Circle, conservative, socialist, church and military oppositions.

Author : HARALD. JAHNER
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2025
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0753559986

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VERTIGO by HARALD. JAHNER Pdf

Author : Hermann Beck,Larry Eugene Jones
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781785339189

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From Weimar to Hitler by Hermann Beck,Larry Eugene Jones Pdf

Though often depicted as a rapid political transformation, the Nazi seizure of power was in fact a process that extended from the appointment of the Papen cabinet in the early summer of 1932 through the Röhm blood purge two years later. Across fourteen rigorous and carefully researched chapters, From Weimar to Hitler offers a compelling collective investigation of this critical period in modern German history. Each case study presents new empirical research on the crisis of Weimar democracy, the establishment of the Nazi dictatorship, and Hitler’s consolidation of power. Together, they provide multiple perspectives on the extent to which the triumph of Nazism was historically predetermined or the product of human miscalculation and intent.

Author : Michael N. Dobkowski,Isidor Wallimann
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015005456390

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Towards the Holocaust by Michael N. Dobkowski,Isidor Wallimann Pdf