The Rise and Fall of Weimar Democracy - Softcover

Mommsen, Hans

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807847216 ISBN 13: 9780807847213

Publisher: University of North Carolina Press, 2007

Synopsis

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. 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.

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Review:

[A] masterful history of the Weimar Republic.

"Modern Europe"

Covers a complex subject with admirable clarity and is certain to become a classic.

"Library Journal"

"Weimar myths die harder than most, but Mommsen's demolition of them is superb.

"ournal of Modern History""

Mommsen's work is now required reading for any serious student of German political history in the Weimar era.

"Choice"

[M]asterful in the author's clear and powerful analysis and in its display of profound learning.

"Central European History"

İA¨ masterful history of the Weimar Republic.

"Modern Europe"

Weimar myths die harder than most, but Mommsen's demolition of them is superb.

"ournal of Modern History"

İM¨asterful in the author's clear and powerful analysis and in its display of profound learning.

"Central European History"

From the Back Cover:

The Rise & Fall Of Weimar Democracy, originally published in Germany in 1989, is the magnum opus of one of Germany's preeminent historians. The culmination of nearly forty years of research ad scholarship, Hans Mommsens definitive analysis of the Weimar Republic 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0807847216
• ISBN 13: 9780807847213
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 622