Seeing Hitler's Germany : tourism in the Third Reich / Kristin Semmens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Semmens, Kristin, 1973-

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central.

McWilliams-Tattersall Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tourism--Social aspects.

History.

Tourism--Government policy.

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

Germany.

Politics and government.

Germany--Social conditions--1933-1945.

Social conditions.

Tourism--Government policy--Germany--History--20th century.

Tourism.

Tourism--Social aspects--Germany--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 263 pages) : illustrations, map

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, N.Y. : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"Seeing Hitler's Germany" is the first fully researched, wide-ranging study of commercial tourism during the Third Reich. The book demonstrates how effectively the Nazi regime coordinated all German tourism organizations. By investigating a range of "normal" experiences--such as taking a tour, visiting a popular sightseeing attraction, reading a guidebook or sending a postcard--"Seeing Hitler's Germany" deepens our understanding of the popular legitimization of Nazi rule.

Contents:

Introduction

The Gleichschaltung of Commercial Tourism

Nazi Tourist Culture

The Absent Swastika: 'Normal' Tourist Culture

'Shoulder to Shoulder'? Commercial Tourism and Kraft durch Freude

International Tourism

Tourism at War

Conclusion: Coming to Terms with Tourism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-258) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the McWilliams-Tattersall Fund.

ISBN:

9780230505308

0230505309

Publisher Number:

99984040360

9781403939142

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.