Nazi Dictatorship Problems and Perspectives of Interpretation

Name: Nazi Dictatorship Problems and Perspectives of Interpretation
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ISBN: 9780340760284

ISBN-10: 0340760281

ISBN-13: 9780340760284

Edition: 4th 2000 (Revised)

Authors: Ian Kershaw

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The Nazi Dictatorship has become the classic exploration of the complex issues historians face when they interpret the Third Reich. Ian Kershaw synthesizes and evaluates this complex historiography, looking at the major themes and debates relating to Nazism and drawing widely on the findings of a great deal of research, in particular by German scholars, which is not available in English. He describes key interpretational problems, outlines the approaches taken by various historians, and then provides clear and up-to-date evaluations of their positions. This new edition reflects current concerns and fresh research. It contains substantial revisions to the chapter on Hitler and the Jews and…

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List price: $39.95
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
Publication date: 8/28/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Ian Kershaw is professor of modern history at the University of Sheffield.



Preface to the fourth edition


Abbreviations



Historians and the problem of explaining Nazism



The essence of Nazism: form of fascism, brand of totalitarianism, or unique phenomenon?



Politics and economics in the Nazi State



Hitler: 'master in the Third Reich' or 'weak dictator?



Hitler and the Holocaust



Nazi foreign policy: Hitler's 'programme' or 'expansion without object'?



The Third Reich: 'social reaction' or 'social revolution'?



'Resistance without the people'?



'Normality' and genocide: the problem of 'historicization'



Shifting perspectives: historiographical trends in the aftermath of unification


Suggestions for further reading


Index