The ideological origins of Nazi imperialism / Woodruff D. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Woodruff D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Imperialism.

Political science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 333 pages)

Edition:

New Edition

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1986.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study traces the evolution of imperialist ideology in Germany from Bismarck in the mid-nineteenth century through to Hitler and the Third Reich. Although much has been written about the virulently racist and anti-communist ideologies of the Nazi party, this is the first book to treat Nazi imperialism as a separate ideology and set it within a sturdy theoretical framework. Smith contends that Nazi imperialism represented the last, ambitious attempt to integrate two century-old ideologies - the elite, pro-industrial Weltpolitik and the popular-based, pro-agrarian Lebensraum - into a single system.

Contents:

ONE: Introduction; TWO: The Origins of the German Imperialist Ideologies; THREE: Wilhelmian Politics: The Role of Ideology in a Fragmented Society; FOUR: Weltpolitik; FIVE: Lebensraum; SIX: Imperialist Ideologies in Conflict, 1890-1914; SEVEN: Legitimation and Integration in Wilhelmian Imperialism, 1890-1914; EIGHT: The First World War; NINE: Imperialist Ideology in the Weimar Republic; TEN: Nazi Imperialism; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-987879-X

1-280-43929-7

0-19-802071-6

9786610439294

1-280-60527-8

9786610605279

1-60129-643-6

OCLC:

476013606