Republican and Fascist Germany : themes and variations in the history of Weimar and the Third Reich 1918-1945 / John Hiden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hiden, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Germany--Politics and government--1918-1933.

Germany.

Politics and government.

Germany--Politics and government--1933-1945.

Fascism--Germany.

Fascism.

National socialism--Germany.

National socialism.

Germany--Economic conditions--1918-1945.

Economic conditions.

Germany--Social conditions--1918-1933.

Social conditions.

Germany--Social conditions--1933-1945.

Right and left (Political science).

Political culture--Germany.

Political culture.

Physical Description:

x, 270 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Longman, 1996.

Summary:

This important addition to modern German studies treats the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich as a continuum, exploring its themes through the 1920s and 1930s without artificial breaks. John Hiden looks at key issues in political, social and economic history, and in international relations. He highlights Germany's potentially constructive role in Europe before Hitler; analyses the country's structural problems; considers the importance of personalities and personal responsibility in the period; and examines the legacy of the Third Reich to postwar Germany. Filled with energy and ideas, the book has an intellectual substance far beyond its relatively modest length.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-258) and index.

ISBN:

0582492092

0582492106

OCLC:

187458594