Ian Kershaw

En qu medida el turbulento siglo XX europeo estuvo determinado por las acciones de los l deres pol ticos? Fueron ellos los que configuraron el siglo o fueron hijos de su tiempo? El siglo XX fue testigo del ascenso de gobernantes que dominaron una gran variedad de instrumentos de control, persuasi n y muerte. En el contexto de profundos cambios sociales y despiadadas guerras, estos dirigentes de alg n modo obtuvieron la capacidad de hacer lo que desearan sin importar las consecuencias para los dem s. Qu ten an estos l deres y la poca en la que viv an que les permit a un poder tan ilimitado? Y qu hizo que esa poca llegara a su fin? De manera convincente y l cida, Ian Kershaw nos propone una serie de ensayos interpretativos sobre la manera en que algunas personalidades pol ticamente ins litas obtuvieron y ejercieron el poder, desde los que operaron a gran escala como Lenin, Stalin, Hitler o Mussolini, hasta los que tuvieron un impacto m s nacional como Tito y Franco, pasando por otros nombres fundamentales del siglo XX como Churchill, de Gaulle, Adenauer, Gorbachov, Thatcher y Kohl.

The amazing adventures of a woman with a fist in her head. Clara Darcy is fit! She’s also (almost) care-free, (kind of) happily single and joyously dancing through life but, little does she know, her world is about to be turned upside down thanks to the arrival of a fist - slap-bang in the middle of her head. Based on her astonishing real-life story, We Should Definitely Have More Dancing explores the things that define us, that fill us up and make us who we are – a cautionary postcard from the edge of life stuffed full of heart and love and dancing. First produced by Oldham Coliseum Theatre, this edition was published to coincide with the world premiere production at Oldham Coliseum Theatre, followed by a national tour and run at the Assembly Rooms as part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The final chapter in the Penguin History of Europe series from the acclaimed scholar and author of To Hell and Back After the overwhelming horrors of the first half of the twentieth century, described by Ian Kershaw in his previous book as being 'to Hell and back, ' the years from 1950 to 2017 brought peace and relative prosperity to most of Europe. Enormous economic improvements transformed the continent. The catastrophic era of the world wars receded into an ever more distant past, though its long shadow continued to shape mentalities. Yet Europe was now a divided continent, living under the nuclear threat in a period intermittently fraught with anxiety. There were, by most definitions, striking successes: the Soviet bloc melted away, dictatorships vanished, and Germany was successfully reunited. But accelerating globalization brought new fragilities. The interlocking crises after 2008 were the clearest warnings to Europeans that there was no guarantee of peace and stability, and, even today, the continent threatens further fracturing. In this remarkable book, Ian Kershaw has created a grand panorama of the world we live in and where it came from. Drawing on examples from all across Europe, The Global Age is an endlessly fascinating portrait of the recent past and present, and a cautious look into our future.

I sine to foregående bøger om Europa, Den store katastrofe og Helvede tur-retur, beskrev Ian Kershaw de umådelige rædsler i første halvdel af det 20. århundrede. I denne efterfølger, Gode tider – nye farer, dykker han ned i perioden 1950-1973, som bragte fred og relativ velstand til Europa. Kontinentet blev forandret af en enorm økonomisk udvikling. Verdenskrigenes katastrofer gled stadig længere tilbage i fortiden, selv om de fortsatte med at kaste lange skygger i europæernes sind. Europa var nu et delt kontinent, som måtte leve med atomtruslen og en angst, som kom og gik. Europæerne var vidner til en række begivenheder, som kunne være endt katastrofalt, og som viste, at de ikke længere var herrer over deres egen skæbne. I en stor del af perioden reducerede USA og Sovjetunionen reelt europæerne til hjælpeløse brikker, hvis skæbne blev bestemt af den Kolde Krigs tilfældigheder.

'Unquestionably the most authoritative, balanced, readable, and meticulously documented introduction to the Third Reich.' - International History Review Sir Ian Kershaw is regarded by many as the world’s leading authority on Hitler and the Third Reich. Known for his clear and accessible style when dealing with complex historical issues his work has redefined the way we look at this period modern European history. The Nazi Dictatorship is Kershaw’s landmark study of the Third Reich. It covers the major themes and debates relating to Nazism including the Holocaust, Hitler’s authority and leadership, Nazi Foreign Policy and the aftermath, including issues surrounding Germany’s unification. The Revelations edition includes a new preface from the author.

From the author of To Hell and Back, a fascinating and original exploration of how the Third Reich was willing and able to fight to the bitter end of World War II Countless books have been written about why Nazi Germany lost the Second World War, yet remarkably little attention has been paid to the equally vital questions of how and why the Third Reich did not surrender until Germany had been left in ruins and almost completely occupied. Drawing on prodigious new research, Ian Kershaw, an award-winning historian and the author of Fateful Choices, explores these fascinating questions in a gripping and focused narrative that begins with the failed bomb plot in July 1944 and ends with the death of Adolf Hitler and the German capitulation in 1945. The End paints a harrowing yet enthralling portrait of the Third Reich in its last desperate gasps.

Boka handler om tyske offiserers attentat mot Adolf Hitler 20. juli 1944. Den gir et innblikk i attentatets forhistorie, de mislykte forsøkene på å drepe Hitler og Claus von Stauffenbergs dramatiske attentat, i tillegg til Hitlers blodige hevn.

Ian Kershaw's biography of Adolf Hitler is widely regarded as the definitive work on the subject, as well as one of the most brilliant biographies of our time. In Making Friends with Hitler, the great scholar shines remarkable new light on decisions that led to war by tracing the extraordinary story of Lord Londonderry--one of Britain's wealthiest aristocrats, cousin of Winston Churchill, confidant of the king, and the only British cabinet member to outwardly support the Nazi party. Through Londonderry's tragic tale, Kershaw shows us that behind the accepted dogma of English appeasement and German bullying is a much more complicated and interesting reality--full of miscalculations on both sides that proved to be among the most fateful in history.

"Sie und Deutschland erinnern mich an die Schöpfungsgeschichte in der Bibel. Nichts sonst beschreibt den Eindruck richtig", schreibt Lady Londonderry an Hitler. Wie war es möglich, daß die Spitzen der englischen Gesellschaft derartige Briefe schrieben? Und woraus speiste sich die krasse Fehleinschätzung der wahren Ziele Hitlers? Ian Kershaws neues Buch ist eine exzellente Darstellung Englands ambivalenter Beziehungen zu Deutschland in den Dreißigern und der fatalen Versuche einiger seiner hochrangigsten Vertreter, Freundschaft mit Hitler und seinem Regime schließen zu wollen. In Lord Londonderry, Cousin Churchills und zeitweise Mitglied des englischen Kabinetts, finden sich wie in einem Brennglas Motive und Hintergründe für die britische Appeasementpolitik versammelt. Ein differenziertes und gleichzeitig beklemmendes Porträt von Hitlers Freunden in England und ihrem Verkennen der nahenden Katastrophe.

"Imponerende ... fremragende ... En bedre kortlægning af de menneskelige aspekter af Nazi-Tysklands nederlag findes ikke." – Ames J. Sheehan, New York Times Sunday Book Review "Gribende .... Kershaw forener historikerens fineste dyder: ufejlbarlig viden og beundringsværdig klarhed i tanke og tale." – Anthony Beevor, forfatter til bl.a. D-Dag, Anden Verdenskrig og Berlin "En virtuos beretning om Hitler-tyranniets endelige nederlag ... Et uovertruffet portræt af regimets dødskramper." – Booklist "Pionerarbejde ... Kershaw fastholder at ... terroren alene aldrig vil kunne forklare det tyske embedsværks bizarre effektivitet ... og endnu mindre den store mængde ... af breve, dagbøger og aflyttede samtaler blandt soldaterne, der viser støtten til Hitler helt ind i krigens sidste måneder." – Mark Mazower, The Guardian "En ufattelig fortælling, skrevet af den regerende engelske mester i Det Tredje Riges historie ... nøje gennemtænkt og stærkt fortalt." – Kirkus "Kershaws omfattende forskning, velskrevne prosa og jordbundne indsigt mødes i en hypnotiserende forklaring på, hvordan og hvorfor Nazi- Tyskland valgte at udslette sig selv." – Publishers Weekly "Kershaw fører os sikkert gennem Hades og krigens sidste, mørke måneder ... eftertænksomt og tankeprovokerende ... beundringsværdigt ... og velskrevet." – Roger Moorhouse, The Independent "Mesterligt ... En skrækindjagende, men uomgængelig, bog." – Peter Lewis, Daily Mail