Hitler's millennial Reich : apocalyptic belief and the search for salvation / David Redles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Redles, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Millennialism--Germany--History--20th century.

Millennialism.

Germany--Civilization--20th century.

Germany.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

After World War I, German citizens sought not merely relief from the political, economic, social, and cultural upheaval which wracked Weimar Germany, but also mental salvation. With promises of order, prosperity, and community, Adolph Hitler fulfilled a profoundly spiritual need on behalf of those who converted to Nazism, and thus became not only Führer, but Messiah contends David Redles, who believes that millenarian sentiment was central to the rise of Nazism. As opposed to many works which depersonalize Nazism by focusing on institutional factors, Redles offers a fresh view of the impact an

Contents:

Nazism, myth, and meaning

A world turned upside down: Weimar chaos and the culture of apocalypse

The turning point: Racial apocalypse or racial salvation

Seeing the light: The Nazi conversion experience

Hitler as Messiah

The Messiah legitimated: Linking the leader and the led

Final empire, final war, final solution

The Hitler gospels and old guard testimonials: Reconstructing a mythical world.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780814769287

0814769284

9780814776759

0814776752

9781429414753

1429414758

OCLC:

779828284