The Death of Democracy

<p><b>*A <i>TIMES</i> AND <i>TELEGRAPH</i> BOOK OF THE YEAR*</b><br><br><b>WHAT CAUSED THE FALL OF THE MOST PROGRESSIVE GOVERNMENT IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY EUROPE AND THE RISE OF THE MOST TERRIFYING?</b><br><br>In the 1930s Germany was at a turning point with many looking to the Nazi phenomenon as part of widespread resentment towards cosmopolitan liberal democracy and capitalism. This was a global situation that pushed Germany to embrace authoritarianism nationalism and economic self-sufficiency kick-starting a revolution founded on new media technologies and the formidable political and self-promotional skills of its leader.<br><br>Based on award-winning research and recently discovered archival material <i>The Death of Democracy </i>is a panoramic new survey of one of the most important periods in modern history and a book with a resounding message for the world today.<br><br><b>'Extremely fine... with careful prose and scholarship he brings these events close to us.' Timothy Snyder</b><b><i> The New York Times<br></i><br>'Intelligent well-informed... intriguing.' </b><b><i>The Times<br></i><br>'With the injection of fresh contemporary voices <i>The Death of Democracy</i> is also a thoughtful reflection of how our time more resembles the Thirties than the Noughties.' <i>Daily Telegraph</i></b></p>