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Justice Imperiled: The Anti-Nazi Lawyer Max Hirschberg in Weimar Germany (Social History, Popular Culture, and Politics in Germany)
Douglas G. Morris
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Description for Justice Imperiled: The Anti-Nazi Lawyer Max Hirschberg in Weimar Germany (Social History, Popular Culture, and Politics in Germany)
Hardcover. Portrays a figure who lived a dramatic life at a turning point in German and European history. By the time he fled Nazi Germany in 1934, Max Hirschberg had fought a series of cases in Munich's courtrooms that illuminate both the history of political justice in pre-Nazi Germany and the problem of miscarriages of justice in all Western democracies. Series: Social History, Popular Culture and Politics in Germany. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 drawing. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 753.
The story of one of post-World War I Germany's greatest defenders of justice in the face of Hitler's rise to power. In a unique blend of biography and courtroom drama, Justice Imperiled captures the excitement of Hirschberg's actual cases and presents legal battles that are raging, in different circumstances, to this day. ""Justice Imperiled"" portrays a figure who lived a dramatic life at a turning point in German and European history. By the time he fled Nazi Germany in 1934, Max Hirschberg had fought a series of cases in Munich's courtrooms that illuminate both the history of political justice in ... Read more
The story of one of post-World War I Germany's greatest defenders of justice in the face of Hitler's rise to power. In a unique blend of biography and courtroom drama, Justice Imperiled captures the excitement of Hirschberg's actual cases and presents legal battles that are raging, in different circumstances, to this day. ""Justice Imperiled"" portrays a figure who lived a dramatic life at a turning point in German and European history. By the time he fled Nazi Germany in 1934, Max Hirschberg had fought a series of cases in Munich's courtrooms that illuminate both the history of political justice in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Series
Social History, Popular Culture and Politics in Germany
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472114764
SKU
V9780472114764
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About Douglas G. Morris
Douglas G. Morris is a trial attorney with the Federal Defender Division of the Legal Aid Society, Brooklyn, N.Y., and has a Ph.D. in Modern European History.
Reviews for Justice Imperiled: The Anti-Nazi Lawyer Max Hirschberg in Weimar Germany (Social History, Popular Culture, and Politics in Germany)
Justice Imperiled is the tale of Germany's Clarence Darrow, its greatest courtroom lawyer, Max Hirschberg. Driven by his determination that right prevail, he proved that forgotten convicts were innocent; he confronted the most vicious Nazis; and he fought, relentlessly, to answer political arrogance with moral principles. This book reads like a legal thriller; it will leave you thinking about the ... Read more