The German Right, 1860-1920 - 9780802094193

The German Right, 1860-1920Political Limits of the Authoritarian Imagination\nAuthor(s): James Retallack\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press, Canada\nImprint: University of Toronto Press\nISBN-13: 9780802094193, 978-0802094193\nSynopsis\nBefore the rise of Hitler and the Nazis, Germany was undergoing convulsive socioeconomic and political change. With unification as a nation state under Bismarck in 1871, Germany experienced the advent of mass politics, based on the principle of one man, one vote. The dynamic, diverse political culture that emerged challenged the adaptability of the 'interlocking directorate of the Right.' To serve as a bulwark of the authoritarian state, the Right needed to exploit traditional sources of power while mobilizing new political recruits, but until Emperor Wilhelm II's abdication in 1918 these aims could not easily be reconciled.\n\n In The German Right, [tel], James Retallack examines how the authoritarian imagination inspired the .