Synopses & Reviews
Review
"Despite this volume's misleading title, readers interested in German history will find an insightful and well-written tale of life in a small village in Baden-Wuerttemberg within its covers. A social history of Oberschopfheim from its earliest days to the present, this work shows the continuities of life in a small German village whose customs and traditions survived intact until after the Second World War. The authors find that, like most European peasants, the inhabitants of this village simply wanted to be left alone and were for a long time, even by the Nazis who didn't have time to spare for such 'backwaters.' Previous works in English on this subject have focused, as too much history does, on the urban experience of historical events, forgetting that small vil-" Reviewed by Daniel Weiss, Virginia Quarterly Review (Copyright 2006 Virginia Quarterly Review)
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [260]-272) and index.