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Weimar’s democratic downfall: lessons for today’s liberal crisis.
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Before the Fall

Eleven Lessons from Germany Before Hitler

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    320 pages

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    23 March 2027

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Summary

Lessons we can learn from Weimar: the last time democracy chose to end itself.

The constitution of the Weimar Republic was a watershed moment in politics, an attempt to create a modern political system that secured compromise between rich and poor, and a society that offered equal rights to men and women. The start of the Republic was the first time that German women could vote and become parliamentarians, as well as the first time that a state anywhere in the world p…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781399831574
ISBN-10:1399831577
Author:Mark Jones
Publisher:John Murray Press
Imprint:Basic Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:23 March 2027
Dimensions:135mm x 216mm
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Before the Fall by Mark Jones - ISBN: 9781399831574
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About The Author

Mark Jones

Mark William Jones is Assistant Professor in History at University College Dublin. He is among the leading English language historians of modern Germany and a recognized authority on the history of the Weimar Republic. He has appeared on BBC Radio 4’s In Our Time and Irish radio’s Talking History. Mark was educated at Trinity College Dublin, the University of Tübingen, and Cambridge University. He holds a PhD from the European University Institute in Florence, Italy and has held visiting fellowships at the Free University of Berlin and Bielefeld University. 1923 was his first English language trade book.

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