Hitler and the Rise of the Nazi Party

by McDonough, Frank

• ISBN13: 9780582506060
• ISBN10: 0582506069
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-08-18
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This exciting new Seminar Study provides a detailed analysis of the rise to power of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. The book concentrates on Hitler's unique contribution to the development of the Nazi Party and explores the key developments of the Nazi Party before 1933. Beginning with an overview of the personality and early life of Hitler the book goes on to examine: the birth of the Nazi Party and its early development Nazi ideology the organisation, propaganda and membership of the Nazi Party the growth of electoral support for the Nazis the reasons why Hitler came to power The author takes issue with the conventional view of Hitler's rise to power and offers a fresh viewpoint which lays stress on the significant contribution and impact made on events by Hitler's charismatic leadership and the effective propaganda and organisation of the Nazi Party.Also containing primary documents, a chronology of key events, glossary of key terms and a Who's Who of leading figures, Hitler and The Rise of the Nazi Party provides students with a concise and stimulating introduction to the subject which is underpinned by an analysis of the most recent historical research.Frank McDonough is a Senior Lecturer in History at Liverpool John Moores University.

Author Biography

Dr. Frank McDonough is a Senior Lecturer in Modern Political History at Liverpool John Moores University.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Series	ix
Acknowledgements	x
Chronology	xi
PART ONE: BACKGROUND	1	(16)
1. INTRODUCTION: THE CHANGING DEBATE	3	(14)
PART TWO: ANALYSIS	17	(76)
2. ADOLF HITLER: PERSONALITY AND EARLY LIFE	19	(18)
Family Background	19	(2)
Parents	21	(1)
Childhood	21	(3)
Youth	24	(2)
The Death of Hitler's Mother	26	(1)
The Vienna Period, 1908-13	27	(3)
Hitler's Political Ideas in Vienna	30	(1)
Hitler's Anti-Semitism in Vienna	31	(2)
Munich, 1913-14	33	(1)
The First World War	34	(3)
3. THE EARLY GROWTH OF THE NAZI PARTY	37	(14)
The Birth of the Nazi Party	38	(4)
The Early Programme of the Nazi Party	42	(1)
The Emergence of Hitler as Leader of the Nazi Party	43	(1)
The Growth of the 'Führer Cult'	44	(2)
The Munich Beer Hall Putsch	46	(5)
4. THE IDEOLOGY OF HITLER AND THE NAZI PARTY	51	(16)
Links with Fascism and Totalitarianism	51	(3)
The Historical Roots of Nazism	54	(1)
The Philosophical Roots of National Socialism	55	(3)
Hitler's Central Role in Nazi Ideology	58	(1)
The Importance of Foreign Policy	58	(2)
The Centrality of Race	60	(1)
The Function of Anti-Semitism and Anti-Marxism in Nazi Ideology	61	(1)
The Folk Community	62	(3)
The Function of Socialism in National Socialism	65	(2)
5. THE NAZI PARTY: ORGANISATION, PROPAGANDA AND MEMBERSHIP	67	(12)
Organisation	67	(5)
Propaganda	72	(3)
Membership	75	(4)
6. HITLER'S RISE TO POWER	79	(14)
Rebuilding the Nazi Party	79	(2)
The Eclipse of Socialism in the Nazi Party	81	(1)
Economic Collapse in Germany	82	(1)
The Emergence of Hitler on the National Stage	83	(1)
The Nazi Electoral Breakthrough	84	(1)
Nazi Electoral Support	85	(2)
Hitler Comes to Power	87	(6)
PART THREE: ASSESSMENT	93	(8)
7. WHY DID HITLER COME TO POWER?	95	(6)
PART FOUR: DOCUMENTS	101	(20)
Glossary of Terms and Organisations	121	(2)
Who's Who	123	(4)
References	127	(1)
Bibliographical Essay	128	(3)
Index	131