| The Third Reich Between Vision and Reality: New Perspectives on German History 1918-1945 Contributor(s): Mommsen, Hans (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1859732542 ISBN-13: 9781859732540 Publisher: Berg Publishers OUR PRICE: $133.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2001 Annotation: Professor Hans Mommsen, one of the world's leading experts on the history of the Third Reich, has gathered together a group of historians who are engaged in pioneering research into national socialism. This book covers such topics as the Viennese background to Hitler's career; the development of fascist tendencies amongst the German population during the Weimar period; the nature of popular support for national socialism; the myth of the Nazi economic boom and the ideological concepts and political developments which culminated in the mass murder of European Jews. It makes accessible to a wider public controversial arguments which have resulted from recent reassessments of Hitler's movement and his Nazi regime. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Germany - History | Holocaust - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 943.086 |
| Lexile Measure: 1620 |
| Series: German Historical Perspectives |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5.4" W x 8.78" (0.60 lbs) 136 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Cultural Region - Germany - Topical - Holocaust |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Professor Hans Mommsen, one of the world's leading experts on the history of the Third Reich, has gathered together a group of historians who are engaged in pioneering research into national socialism. This book covers such topics as the Viennese background to Hitler's career; the development of fascist tendencies amongst the German population during the Weimar period; the nature of popular support for national socialism; the myth of the Nazi economic boom and the ideological concepts and political developments which culminated in the mass murder of European Jews. It makes accessible to a wider public controversial arguments which have resulted from recent reassessments of Hitler's movement and his Nazi regime. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mommsen, Hans: - Hans Mommsen is Emeritus Professor of Modern History at the Ruhr University in Bochum and one of Germany's preeminent historians. His many books include The Rise and Fall of Weimar Democracy and From Weimar to Auschwitz. |
