Nazi Germany

by Tim Kirk

Overview

"Nazi Germany" is a succinct general study of the origins and development of the Nazi dictatorship, its impact on Germany and Europe and its consequences for our understanding of German and European history. Tim Kirk focuses on the relationship between Nazism and German society, and covers a number of important and controversial themes, including the social base of Nazism, the role of Hitler in the party and the Third Reich, the impact of Nazism on the everyday lives of ordinary Germans and the relationship between Nazi racial and eugenic policies and the Holocaust. He also examines the role of Hitler and Nazi ideology in the development of German foreign policy and concludes with a review of the many different interpretations and explanations of Nazism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333600733
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/01/2006
Series:	European History in Perspective , #81
Edition description:	2006
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.61(d)

About the Author

TIM KIRK is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. His recent publications include Nazism and the Austrian Working Class (2nd edition, 2003) and the co-edited volume Working Towards the Fuhrer (2003).
TIM KIRK is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. His recent publications include Nazism and the Austrian Working Class (2nd edition, 2003) and the co-edited volume Working Towards the Fuhrer (2003).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
The Origins and Development of Nazism
The Nazi Dictatorship
Nazism and the Economy
The Myth of the 'National Community': German Society Under Nazism
Culture, Leisure and Propaganda
Consensus and Opposition in the Third Reich
Reproduction, the Family and Racial Hygiene
Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust
Foreign Policy and the Second World War
Conclusion
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

[Kirk] has succeeded in delivering an important addition to the range of books on the Third Reich. Any History department including twentieth-century Germany in its syllabus ought to purchase it...Tim Kirk's achievement has been to unfold this sorry tale in what is a masterpiece of scholarly precision and compression.' - Ron Grant, SATH History Teaching Review

'[A] comprehensive introduction to the development of Nazism in Germany.' - Sage Race Relations Abstracts

Editorial Reviews

A compilation of facts and commentary about German society, economy, and culture, focusing on the Hitler years--but where appropriate, sections span the Weimar Republic and the rise of Nazism as well. Includes a glossary of terms, concise biographies, and an annotated bibliography, arranged topically. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

'Clearly organised and attractively presented this Companion will be of great value to students of courses on the Third Reich at secondary and tertiary levels' Times Literary Supplement "a work which can be thoroughly recommended as a wide-ranging and informative reference book." The historical association

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