{"product_id":"a-most-dangerous-book-tacituss-germania-from-the-roman-empire-to-the-third-reich","title":"A Most Dangerous Book: Tacitus's Germania from the Roman Empire to the Third Reich","description":"The New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice.\nTimes Literary Supplement Book of the Year.\nChoice Outstanding title.\nWinner of Phi Beta Kappa's 2012 Christian Gauss Book Award.\n\n\"A model of popular intellectual history. . . . In every way, \u2028A Most Dangerous Book is a most brilliant achievement.\"--Washington Post\n\nThe riveting story of the Germania and its incarnations and exploitations through the ages.\nThe pope wanted it, Montesquieu used it, and the Nazis pilfered an Italian noble's villa to get it: the Germania, by the Roman historian Tacitus, took on a life of its own as both an object and an ideology. When Tacitus wrote a not-very-flattering little book about the ancient Germans in 98 CE, at the height of the Roman Empire, he could not have foreseen that the Nazis would extol it as \"a bible,\" nor that Heinrich Himmler, the engineer of the Holocaust, would vow to resurrect Germany on its grounds. But the Germania inspired--and polarized--readers long before the rise of the Third Reich. In this elegant and captivating history, Christopher B. Krebs, a professor of classics at Harvard University, traces the wide-ranging influence of the Germania over a five-hundred-year span, showing us how an ancient text rose to take its place among the most dangerous books in the world. 14 black-and-white illustrations\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0393062651\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0393062651.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Krebs, Christopher B.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41491423723578,"sku":"DBV.0393062651.A","price":10.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0393062651-0.jpg?v=1782581744","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/a-most-dangerous-book-tacituss-germania-from-the-roman-empire-to-the-third-reich","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}