Hitler and Nazi Germany / Stephen J. Lee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, Stephen J., 1945-

Series:

Questions and analysis in history.

Questions and analysis in history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945.

Hitler, Adolf.

National socialism.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).

Racism--Germany.

Racism.

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

Germany.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Hitler and Nazi Germany provides a concise introduction to Hitler's rise to power and Nazi domestic and foreign policies through to the end of the Second World War. Combining narrative, the views of different historians, interpretation and a selection of sources, this book provides a concise introduction and study aid for students. This second edition has been extensively revised and expanded and includes new chapters on the Nazi regime, the SS and Gestapo, and the Second World War. Expanded background narratives provide a solid understanding of the period and the ana

Contents:

HITLER AND NAZI GERMANY; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Outline chronology; Series preface; Introduction; Acknowledgements; 1 The rise of Nazism; Background; Analysis 1: What was 'National Socialism' and why did it become established in Germany?; Analysis 2: How and why did the Nazis attract increased support between the early 1920s and 1932?; Sources:; 1. The ideology and programme of Nazism; 2. Historians on class support for the Nazis; 2 The achievement and consolidation of power 1933-4; Background; Analysis 1: How 'legal' was Hitler's rise to power by January 1933?

Analysis 2: Was there a 'Legal Revolution' between 1933 and 1934?Sources:; 1. The 'legal revolution'; 2. Historians on the ' Machtergreifung' and the 'legal revolution'; 3 The Nazi dictatorship; Background; Analysis 1: How was Germany governed between 1933 and 1939?; Analysis 2: How effective was the Nazi political system?; Sources:; 1. The functioning of political institutions in Nazi Germany; 4 Indoctrination and propaganda; Background; Analysis 1: Assess the impact of Nazi indoctrination on Germany's youth

Analysis 2: Assess the changes made by the Nazis in the mass media and culture, and the impact of these on the German peopleSources:; 1. The organisation of propaganda; 2. Historians on the Hitler Youth; 5 The SS and Gestapo; Background; Analysis 1: How far was the Nazi regime dominated by the SS structure?; Analysis 2: How effective was the Gestapo?; Sources:; 1. The security system of the SS; 2. Historians on the Gestapo; 6 Support, opposition and resistance; Background; Analysis 1: How extensive was the support for Hitler and Nazism?

Analysis 2: Examine the opposition and resistance to the Nazi regimeSources:; 1. Popular support?; 2. Catholic opposition?; 3. Historians on left-wing resistance; 7 The Nazi economy; Background; Analysis 1: How have historians assessed Nazi economic policy between 1933 and 1939?; Analysis 2: How did Hitler's economic policies relate to his schemes for territorial expansion?; Analysis 3: Do the statistics show that the German people were better off as a result of Hitler's economic policies?; Sources:; 1. The Four Year Plan; 2. Historians on Germany's economic performance 1933-9

8 Outside the VolksgemeinschaftBackground; Analysis 1: What role, and with what effects, did the concept of race play in the Nazi system?; Analysis 2: How was the Holocaust possible?; Sources:; 1. The nature of anti-Semitism; 2. Historians on the origins of the Holocaust; 3. Historians on German 'complicity' in the Holocaust; 9 Foreign policy; Background; Analysis 1: How 'intentional' was Hitler's foreign policy?; Analysis 2: 1939: Hitler's war?; Sources:; 1. The aims of Hitler's foreign policy; 2. Historians on the outbreak of war; 10 Germany at war; Background

Analysis 1: Did Hitler control the development of the Second World War?

Notes:

First published 1998.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-221) and index.

ISBN:

0-203-71785-6

1-299-48453-0

1-135-69144-4

9780203717851

OCLC:

862047092