Synopses & Reviews
- Unflagging interest in this subject, as demonstrated by books, TV and film
- Genuinely has something new to say about the rise of the Nazi state
- Accessible and approachable - unlike other massive tomes on the market
- Focus on ordinary people and popular attitudes
- Looks at social and economic change, at government and terror, at racial hygiene and anti-semitism
Richard Gearys new interpretive analysis provides an anatomy of the Nazi state itself and makes important revisions to prevailing views about the Third Reich. In particular he presents the War as the apotheosis of the Nazi vision rather than an unfortunate by-product of Nazi foreign policy.
Shrewd, informed and above all communicative, this book is a compelling and original contribution which will command the attention of all with a serious interest in this vast and popular field.
Professor of Modern History at the University of Nottingham, Richard Geary's publications include European Labour Politics (Macmillan 1991), Labour and Socialist Movements in Europe (Berg 1992), and Hitler and Nazism (Routledge 1993).
Synopsis
-- New and unique assessment of the rise of the Nazi state.
-- Accessible and approachable, focuses on ordinary people and popular attitudes.
-- Examines social and economic change, government and terror, and racial hygiene and anti-semitism.
In this new assessment of the Third Reich, Richard K. Geary makes important revisions to prevailing views about its genesis. He rejects ideological explanations and those that focus on the cult of Hitler, arguing instead that its origins lie in the economic disintegration and political fragmentation that characterized the Weimar Republic. Shrewd, informed, and above all communicative, this book is a compelling and original contribution that will command the attention of all with a serious interest in this vast and popular field.
Synopsis
A new look at the Third Reich which traces its origins to the complete political fragmentation and economic crisis of the Weimar Republic.
- New and unique assessment of the rise of the Nazi state.
- Accessible and approachable, focuses on ordinary people and popular attitudes.
- Examines social and economic change, government and terror, and racial hygiene and anti-semitism.
In this new assessment of the Third Reich, Richard K. Geary makes important revisions to prevailing views about its genesis. He rejects ideological explanations and those that focus on the cult of Hitler, arguing instead that its origins lie in the economic disintegration and political fragmentation that characterized the Weimar Republic. Shrewd, informed, and above all communicative, this book is a compelling and original contribution that will command the attention of all with a serious interest in this vast and popular field.
Richard K. Geary is at the University of Nottingham, and his publications include "Hitler and Nazism" (Routledge 1993).
Synopsis
Richard Gearys new interpretive analysis provides an anatomy of the Nazi state itself and makes important revisions to prevailing views about the Third Reich. In particular he presents the War as the apotheosis of the Nazi vision rather than an unfortunate by-product of Nazi foreign policy.
Shrewd, informed and above all communicative, this book is a compelling and original contribution which will command the attention of all with a serious interest in this vast and popular field.
About the Author
Professor of Modern History at the University of Nottingham, Richard Geary's publications include European Labour Politics (Macmillan 1991), Labour and Socialist Movements in Europe (Berg 1992), and Hitler and Nazism (Routledge 1993).