{"product_id":"the-death-of-democracy-hitlers-rise-to-power-and-the-downfall-of-the-weimar-republic-paperback","title":"The Death of Democracy: Hitler's Rise to Power and the Downfall of the Weimar Republic - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Carter Hett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed \"Book of the Week\" by CNN's \u003ci\u003eFareed Zakaria GPS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"At a time of deep distress over the stability of democracy in America and elsewhere, Benjamin Carter Hett's chronicle of the collapse of the Weimar Republic and the rise of Adolf Hitler could not be more timely. '\u003ci\u003eThe Death of Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e' makes for chilling reading.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Death of Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e, Benjamin Carter Hett answers these questions, and the story he tells has disturbing resonances for our own time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBenjamin 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenjamin Carter Hett \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eBurning the Reichstag\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCrossing Hitler\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDeath in the Tiergarten\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a professor of history at Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and holds a Ph.D. in history from Harvard University and a law degree from the University of Toronto. Born in Rochester, New York, he grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, and now lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 18, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52585797583141,"sku":"9781250210869","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/yjiGdtxqAZ9781250210869.webp?v=1781603783","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/the-death-of-democracy-hitlers-rise-to-power-and-the-downfall-of-the-weimar-republic-paperback","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}