On the eve of the First World War, the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) was the largest and most powerful socialist party in the world. German Social Democracy through British Eyes examines the SPD's rise using British diplomatic reports from Saxony, the third-largest federa…
"On the eve of the First World War, the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) was the largest and most powerful socialist party in the world. German Social Democracy through British Eyes examines the SPD's rise using British diplomatic reports from Saxony, the third-largest feder…
"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 governmen…
"Why did democracy fall apart so quickly and completely in Germany in the 1930s? Benjamin Carter Hett offers a riveting account of how the Nazi Party came to power and how the failures of the Weimmar Republic and the short-sightedness of German politicians allowed it to happen. …
"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 governmen…
Deutsche Demokratiegeschichte
"Die Demokratiegeschichte in Deutschland nahm einen windungsreichen, vielfach gebrochenen Verlauf: Demokratie musste aufgebaut, errungen und erkämpft, etabliert und verteidigt, gestaltet, gelebt und weiterentwickelt werden. Dieser Band geht der Frage nach, welche Bedeutung diese…
"Robert E. Norton offers the first comprehensive study in any language devoted to Ernst Troeltsch (1865-1923) and his activities during the First World War. Troeltsch was one of the most famous figures of his day, a renowned historian, philosopher, sociologist, and theologian. B…
"Over the course of the modern era, the traditional stereotype of authoritarian Germans has given way as they have become (mostly) model democrats. Looking at six German regimes across twelve decades, this study shows how and why Germans have chosen to be politically active (eve…
Introduction -- Democratic elements in an authoritarian regime : enabling and containing political participation in Imperial Germany, 1871-1918 -- Searching for authority : challenges to parliamentary democracy in the Weimar Republic, 1918-1933 -- Agency in a total state : compl…
"Over the course of the modern era, the traditional stereotype of authoritarian Germans has given way as they have become (mostly) model democrats. Looking at six German regimes across twelve decades, this study shows how and why Germans have chosen to be politically active (eve…
"Over the course of the modern era, the traditional stereotype of authoritarian Germans has given way as they have become (mostly) model democrats. Looking at six German regimes across twelve decades, this study shows how and why Germans have chosen to be politically active (eve…
"Over the course of the modern era, the traditional stereotype of authoritarian Germans has given way as they have become (mostly) model democrats. Looking at six German regimes across twelve decades, this study shows how and why Germans have chosen to be politically active (eve…
"Over the course of the modern era, the traditional stereotype of authoritarian Germans has given way as they have become (mostly) model democrats. Looking at six German regimes across twelve decades, this study shows how and why Germans have chosen to be politically active (eve…