{"product_id":"1923","title":"1923","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe astonishing year when German democracy faced crisis and near destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1923 was one of the most remarkable years of modern European history. In January, France and Belgium militarily occupied Germany's economic heartland, the Ruhr; triggering a series of crises that almost spiralled out of control. Hyperinflation plunged millions into poverty. The search for scapegoats empowered political extremes. Hitler's populism ascended to national prominence. Communists, Nazis, and separatists all thought that they could use the crises to destroy democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNone succeeded. 1923 was the year of Hitler's first victory - and his first defeat. Fanning the flames of instability, anti-government and antisemitic sentiment, the Nazis' abortive yet pivotal putsch in a Munich beer hall failed when they were abandoned by their likeminded conservative allies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on previously unseen sources, Mark Jones weaves together a thrilling and resonant narrative of German lives in this turbulent time. Tracing Hitler's rise, we see how political pragmatism and international cooperation eventually steered the nation away from total insurrection. A decade later, when Weimar democracy eventually succumbed to tyranny, the warnings from 1923 - rising nationalist rhetoric, fragile European consensus, and the underestimation of the enemies of liberalism - became only too apparent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis account of the republic's convulsions and survival offers a gripping image of a modern society in extreme crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003ePlease note this copy is in near new condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781529360738\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: Trade Paperback, 256 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: \u003cspan\u003eBasic Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished: 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"A - Near New Condition","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47732890763420,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0526\/1597\/0972\/files\/1923.jpg?v=1790656193","url":"https:\/\/booksforless.co.nz\/products\/1923","provider":"Books For Less","version":"1.0","type":"link"}