{"product_id":"kurt-eisner-a-modern-life-hardcover","title":"Kurt Eisner: A Modern Life - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlbert Earle Gurganus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first comprehensive biography in English of the leader of the Bavarian Revolution and Republic of 1918\/19, the first Jewish head of a European state and a man who embraced and embodied modernity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the end of the First World War, German Jewish journalist, theater critic, and political activist Kurt Eisner (1867-1919), just released from prison, led a nonviolent revolution in Munich that deposed the monarchy and established the Bavarian Republic. Local head of the Independent Socialists, Eisner had been jailed for treason after organizing a munitions workers' strike to force an armistice. For a hundred days, as Germany spiraled into civil war, Eisner fought as head of state to preserve calm while implementing a peaceful transition to democracy and reforging international relations. He rejected another central German government dominated by Prussia in favor of a confederation of autonomous equals, a \"United States of Germany.\" A Francophile, he sought ties with Paris in hope of containing Prussia. In February 1919, on the way to submit his government's resignation to the newly elected constitutionalassembly, Eisner was shot by a protofascist aristocrat, plunging Bavaria into political chaos from which Adolf Hitler would emerge. At the centenary of the Bavarian Revolution and Republic of 1918\/19, this is the first comprehensive biography of Eisner written for an English-language audience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Albert Earle Gurganus is Professor Emeritus of Modern Languages at The Citadel. He is the author of The Art of Revolution: Kurt Eisner's Agitprop (Camden House, 1986).\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 610\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 25, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42166084370567,"sku":"9781640140158","price":145.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/53344aa76cf82d999f012511e7a1eb94.webp?v=1733318297","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/kurt-eisner-a-modern-life-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}