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  • The Crisis of German Democracy in the Year of Hitler's Putsch
  • Written by: Mark William Jones
  • Narrated by: Matt Addis
  • Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins

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1923

Written by: Mark William Jones
Narrated by: Matt Addis
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Publisher's Summary

How Germany’s fledgling democracy nearly collapsed in 1923—and how pro-democracy forces fought back

In 1923, the Weimar Republic faced a series of crises, including foreign occupation of its industrial heartland, rampant inflation, radical violence, and finally Hitler’s infamous “beer hall putsch.” Fanning the flames of anti-government and anti-Semitic sentiment, the Nazis tried to violently seize power in Munich, only failing after they were abandoned by like-minded conservatives.

In 1923, historian Mark William Jones draws on new research to offer a revealing portrait of German politics and society in this turbulent year. Tracing Hitler’s early rise, Jones reveals how political pragmatism and unprecedented international cooperation with the West brought Germany out of its crisis year. Although Germany would succumb to tyranny a decade later, the story of the republic’s survival in 1923 offers essential lessons to anyone concerned about the future of democracy today.
©2023 Mark William Jones (P)2023 Basic Books
Political Science Germany 20th Century
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“Mark Williams Jones’s 1923 is scary stuff. The fever broke, but the disease remained. In time, the Nazis reorganized and Germany’s patriots stood by to provide cover to purge the enemies at home: the democrat, the socialist, the Jew. It was a homespun crusade that destroyed all law and overturned all order. Jones’s book asks where we are today—at the end of the troubles, or at the beginning?”
—Peter Fritzsche, author of Hitler’s First Hundred Days

“1923 is a gripping account of interwar Germany's annus horribilis—the year when French invasion, hyperinflation, and Hitler's 'Beer Hall Putsch' shook the young republic. Thoroughly researched and beautifully written, Mark William Jones’s story of a democracy under terrible pressure is a warning for our times.”
—Alexander Watson, author of Ring of Steel
“Drawing upon a wealth of primary source material, Mark William Jones takes us deep into the crisis year of 1923. His fascinating insights into the emotions and experiences of people whose lives were touched by it shows powerfully that there was nothing inevitable about the survival of Germany's young democracy in 1923—nor about its death a decade later. As modern democracies today once again face existential challenges, Jones’s book is a timely reminder that it is within our hands whether we fight to uphold them or allow them to collapse.”
—Katja Hoyer, author of Beyond the Wall

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