The Age of Hitler – Alec Ryrie in conversation

  • DATE

    26 November 2026

  • TIME

    6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

  • AGES

    All ages welcome

  • PRICE

    £5

  • VENUE

    Blackwell's Bookshop Manchester
    University Green, 146 Oxford Rd, Manchester, M13 9GP

  • TICKET INFO

    Book tickets

  • THEME

    History

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  • ORGANISER

    Blackwell's Bookshop

Blackwell’s Manchester are delighted to welcome historian Alec Ryrie to discuss his latest book, The Age of Hitler.

Doors: 6.30pm, Starts: 6.45pm

General admission is £5 or included in the price of a Book & Ticket.

About the book:

We live in an age where Hitler and the Nazis dominate our cultural imagination, shaping values once defined by religion. Historian Alec Ryrie explores why society remains captivated by this struggle, exploring history and fiction as well as modern myths such as Star Wars and Harry Potter. He examines the costs of our Nazi obsession and questions what will come as our anti-Nazi moral consensus frays.

With a fresh take on modern history and pop culture, The Age of Hitler and How We Will Survive It offers a thought-provoking look at the culture wars and our shifting political crises, challenging assumptions on both the Left and the Right and asking what a new moral vision might look like.

About the author:

Alec Ryrie is Professor of the History of Christianity at Durham University and a Fellow of the British Academy. His previous books include Unbelievers: An Emotional History of Doubt (2019). He lives in rural County Durham.