How the Germans Embraced Hitler: Politics, Culture & the Death of Democracy in Germany, 1918-1945

Harvard FAS

In a time where modern democracies across the world face challenges, what can (and can’t) we learn from the collapse of German democracy and the rise of Hitler between the two World Wars?Comparisons with fascism are yet again en vogue. Whether from the Left or the Right of the political spectrum, if statements about political opponents are to be believed, there are Nazis everywhere. Leaving aside such facile comparisons and analogies, this course offers an in-depth case study of Germany's…