The Third Reich: Charisma and Community

by Kitchen, Martin

• ISBN13: 9781405801690
• ISBN10: 1405801697
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-31
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The twelve years of the Third Reich casts a dark shadow over history. Fierce debates still rage over many of the hows, whys and wherefores of this perplexing period. Leading expert on German history, Martin Kitchen, provides a concise, accessible and provocative account of Nazi Germany. It takes into account the political, social, economic and cultural ramifications, and sets it within the context of the times, while pointing out those areas that still defy our understanding. This lively account addresses major issues such as the reasons for Hitler's extraordinary popularity, his hold over the German people even when all seemed lost, the role of ideology, the cooption of the elites, and the descent into war for race and space, culminating in the horrors of the holocaust.

Author Biography

Martin Kitchen is Professor of History at Siomon Fraser University, Canada.  He is a renowned expert and author of numerous books and scholarly articles on German and European history.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	p. ix
Author's acknowledgements	p. xi
Publisher's acknowledgements	p. xii
List of maps	p. xiii
Background	p. 1
The origins of National Socialism	p. 31
Hitler as chancellor	p. 60
Reordering society and the economy	p. 122
The churches and education	p. 164
The arts and propaganda	p. 180
The SA, SS and police	p. 219
Foreign policy	p. 272
The Shoah	p. 304
The war	p. 332
Notes	p. 373
Further reading	p. 379
Index	p. 400
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