Resistance and conformity in the Third Reich / Martyn Housden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Housden, Martyn, 1962-

Series:

Routledge sources in history.

Routledge sources in history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National socialism.

Jews--Persecutions--Germany.

Jews.

Anti-Nazi movement--Germany.

Anti-Nazi movement.

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

Germany.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Resistance & conformity in the Third Reich

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a thematically arranged text illustrating popular resisitance to Nazism in Germany from 1930-1945, and the affect of Nazism on everyday life. The book combines a lucid, synthesized analysis together with a wide selection of integrated source material taken from pamphlets, diaries, recent oral testimonies, correspondence and more. Different chapters focus on social groups and activities, such as youth movements, religion, Jewish Germans, and the working classes.

Contents:

Cover; Resistance and conformity in the Third Reich; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Series Editor's preface; Acknowledgements; 1 National Socialism: what was its character and immediate appeal?; 2 The workers: class action?; 3 The churches: opposition born of belief?; 4 Youth: rebels for which cause?; 5 Conservative élites: successful opposition from the men of 20 July?; 6 Germany's Jewish citizens: like lambs to the slaughter?; 7 Exploring the inexplicable: what was the relationship between ordinary Germans and racial policy?

8 Opposition, resistance and German society: black and white, or grey?Further Reading; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-191) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-80846-1

1-134-80847-X

0-203-29259-6

1-280-32840-1

0-203-13465-6

9780203134658

OCLC:

226376348