A single communal faith? : the German Right from Conservatism to National Socialism / Thomas Rohkrämer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rohkrämer, Thomas, author.

Series:

Monographs in German History

Monographs in German history ; v. 20

Monographs in German history A single communal faith?

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism--Germany--History--20th century.

Nationalism.

Nationalism--Germany--History--19th century.

Conservatism--Germany--History--19th century.

Conservatism.

Conservatism--Germany--History--20th century.

Germany--Politics and government--1789-1900.

Germany.

Germany--Politics and government--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 298 p. )

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Berghahn Books, [2007]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How could the Right transform itself from a politics of the nobility to a fatally attractive option for people from all parts of society? How could the Nazis gain a good third of the votes in free elections and remain popular far into their rule? A number of studies from the 1960s have dealt with the issue, in particular the works by George Mosse and Fritz Stern. Their central arguments are still challenging, but a large number of more specific studies allow today for a much more complex argument, which also takes account of changes in our understanding of German history in general. This book shows that between 1800 and 1945 the fundamentalist desire for a single communal faith played a crucial role in the radicalization of Germany's political Right. A nationalist faith could gain wider appeal, because people were searching for a sense of identity and belonging, a mental map for the modern world and metaphysical security.

Contents:

Prelude: The weakening of tradition and the search for a new faith in the early nineteenth century

From Left to Right: the emergence of a Right-wing nationalist faith

Visions of a spiritual unification in the German empire

A single communal faith through war? The First World War as a watershed

Playing with fire: The Right in the Weimar Republic

The conservative revolution and the ideal of a single communal faith

Nazism and the creation of a communal world-view

Nazism and the idea of a single communal faith

Rituals and visions

A reconciliation of nature and technology

The vision of a harmonious community of the people (Volksgemeinschaft)

The rhetorics of heroism and a grand Reich.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-294) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-80073-401-8

1-84545-368-9

OCLC:

1453645323