{"product_id":"hitler-1889-1936-hubris","title":"Hitler 1889-1936 Hubris","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Kershaw''s \u003ci\u003eHitler 1889-1936: Hubris\u003c\/i\u003e charts the rise of Adolf Hitler, from a bizarre misfit in a Viennese dosshouse, to dictatorial leadership.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith extraordinary skill and vividness, drawing on a huge range of sources, Kershaw recreates the world which first thwarted and then nurtured Hitler in his youth, from early childhood to the first successes of the Nazi Party.\u003cbr\u003e  As his seemingly pitiful fantasy of being Germany''s saviour attracted more and more support, Kershaw brilliantly conveys why so many Germans adored Hitler, connived with him or felt powerless to resist him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''Supersedes all previous accounts. It is the sort of masterly biography that only a first-rate historian can write''\u003cbr\u003e  David Cannadine, \u003ci\u003eObserver \u003c\/i\u003eBooks of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''The Hitler biography for the 21st century ... cool, judicious, factually reliable and intelligently argued''\u003cbr\u003e  Richard Evans, \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''One of the major historical biographies of our times ... a riveting read''\u003cbr\u003e  Jackie Wullschlager, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Best Biographies of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''His analysis of Hitler''s extraordinary character has the fascination of a novel, but he places his struggle and rise in the context of meticulously researched history ... Deeply disturbing. Unforgettable''\u003cbr\u003e  A.N. Wilson, \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''A sane, erudite, moral and intellectually honest biography of the 20th century''s most destructive politician''\u003cbr\u003e  Ruth Scurr, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eIan Kershaw''s \u003c\/b\u003eother books include \u003ci\u003eHitler 1936-1945: Nemesis\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaking Friends with Hitler\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFateful Choices: Ten Decisions that Changed the World\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e1940-4\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe End: Hitler''s Germany, 1944-45\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eHitler 1936-1945: Nemesis \u003c\/i\u003ereceived the Wolfson History Prize and the Bruno Kreisky Prize in Austria for Political Book of the Year, and was joint winner of the inaugural British Academy Book Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57305941934462,"sku":"NW9780140133639","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780140133639.jpg?v=1778237215","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/hitler-1889-1936-hubris","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}