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Hitler versus Hindenburg : the 1932 presidential elections and the end of the Weimar Republic /

"Hitler versus Hindenburg provides the first in-depth study of the titanic struggle between the two most dominant figures on the German Right in the last year before the establishment of the Third Reich. Although Hindenburg was reelected as Reich president by a comfortable margin, his authority...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Jones, Larry Eugene
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:"Hitler versus Hindenburg provides the first in-depth study of the titanic struggle between the two most dominant figures on the German Right in the last year before the establishment of the Third Reich. Although Hindenburg was reelected as Reich president by a comfortable margin, his authority was severely weakened by the fact that the vast majority of those who had supported his candidacy seven years earlier had switched their support to Hitler in 1932. What the two candidates shared in common, however, was that they both relied upon charisma to legitimate their claim to the leadership of the German nation. The increasing reliance upon charisma in the 1932 presidential elections greatly accelerated the delegitimation of the Weimar Republic and set the stage for Hitler's appointment as chancellor nine months later"--
Description matérielle:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781316487440
131648744X
9781139136891
1139136895
9781316485729
1316485722