Germany 1923
hyperinflation, hitler's putsch, and democracy in crisis
$36.79
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
4 December 2024
Summary
Germany 1923: A Year of Lunacy
As the great Austrian writer Stefan Zweig confided, history had never produced “such madness in such gigantic proportions” as in Germany in 1923. Hyperinflation, a collapsing political system, and separatist movements defined this “year of lunacy.” Most notably, Adolf Hitler launched his Beer Hall Putsch, a failed coup that highlighted the Nazis’ determination to seize power.
In Germany 1923, historian Volker Ullrich presents a captivating hist…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781324095651 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1324095652 |
| Author: | Volker Ullrich, Jefferson Chase |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 4 December 2024 |
| Weight: | 355g |
| Dimensions: | 211mm x 140mm x 28mm |
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“Ullrich shows that the psychological and political effects of hyperinflation were profound. Reality seemed to be breaking down … . Conservatives believed that they could invite Hitler into their governing coalition and benefit accordingly. Such opportunism was breathtakingly cynical—and horrifically naïve. As Ullrich puts it at the end of his book, ‘The notion that they could harness the Nazi leader for their own reactionary interests and control the dynamic of his movement would be revealed as a tragic illusion.’” – Jennifer Szalai - The New York Times “What readers will find is a warning from the past with lessons still apposite today: crisis breeds crisis; democracy is hard work; scapegoating needs to be addressed early; norms, once broken, are hard to repair; the socio-economic effects of inflation can be deadly.” – Charles Emerson - Financial Times
About The Author
Volker Ullrich
Volker Ullrich is a German historian and the award-winning author of Eight Days in May: The Final Collapse of the Third Reich. He lives in Germany.
Jefferson Chase has translated works by Thomas Mann and Wolfgang Schivelbusch, among others. He lives in Berlin.
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