Synopses & Reviews
A summary of the evidence about the social background of Nazi supporters.
Review
"...this book is an outstanding survey of the state of the literature. It is an ideal text for an upper-division course on National Socialism or for graduate students seeking a brief overview of the terms of the debate."
- H-German, Benjamin Lapp, Department of History, Montclair State University"...detailed and elegant ... very useful for students at all levels.... His summary and elucidation of existing research is comprehensive and complete."
German Studies Review
Synopsis
The social background of the supporters of Nazism has been the subject of intense debate since the early 1930s. Was the Nazi party a predominantly middle-class party or a people"s party? Detlef Mhlberger provides a comprehensive summary of the answer to this question.
About the Author
Detlef Mhlberger is a Lecturer in Modern European History at Oxford Brookes University.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction; 2. Historiographic survey; 3. Methodological problems; 4. The social characteristics of the Nazi party in its formative years, 1919'"1923; 5. The social characteristics of the membership and leadership of the Nazi party, 1925'"1933; 6. The social characteristics of the membership and leadership of Nazi specialist organisations; 7. The social geometry of the Nazi electorate, 1928'"1933; 8. Conclusion.