LEADER 04620cam a22006858i 4500001 254468 005 20240621230627.0 008 161227s2016 gw b 001 0deng 010 2016018590 020 9783631658901 |q(print) 020 3631658907 |q(print) 020 |z9783653052480 |q(e-book) 035 (OCoLC)ocn950611444 035 254468 042 pcc 043 e-gx---e-gw--- 049 LHMA 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dOCLCF |dYDX |dBTCTA |dCHVBK |dOCLCO |dOCLCA |dNDD |dLHM 050 00 DD247.S63 |bR69 2016 100 1 Roy, Baijayanti, |d1971- |eauthor. 245 14 The making of a gentleman Nazi : |bAlbert Speer's politics of history in the Federal Republic of Germany / |cBaijayanti Roy. 263 1607 264 1 Frankfurt am Main ;New York : |bPeter Lang Edition, |c[2016] 300 432 pages. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 490 1 Beitrage zur Aufarbeitung der NS-Herrschaft ; |vBand 5 520 2 "At the Nuremberg Trial and through his bestselling books, Albert Speer, Hitler's architect and minister, could successfully project an image of himself as the 'gentleman Nazi.' Using hitherto unexplored archival sources, this book looks at those aspects of his career that Speer retrospectively manipulated (e.g. his resistance to Hitler's Nero order), to construct this image. The evolution of the 'Speer myth,' analysed here, shows how West Germany's politics influenced Speer's narrative, as well as the impact that his image had on Federal Republic's efforts to cope with its past. This book also examines the role of historians and public intellectuals in and outside Germany in reinforcing the Speer myth--the British historian Hugh Trevor Roper and the Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal, among others"--Provided by publisher. 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 Part 1. The background -- Speer and the West German politics of memory -- Speer in the Third Reich : myth and reality -- Part II. The evolution of Speer's memorial discourse -- Justice tempered by mercy : Nuremberg Trial and the genesis of the "Speer myth" -- Erinnerungen : canonization of Speer's "Master narrative" -- Spandauer Tagebücher : private reflections for public consumption -- Der Sklavenstaat : architect of the slave state -- Part III. The "Gentleman Nazi" through the eyes of others -- A very English irony : Hugh Trevor Roper's contribution to the making of the Speer legend -- The two worlds of Albert Speer : an American prosecutor advocates Speer's cause -- Joachim Fest's tragic hero -- Gitta Sereny and "A paradox of Greek proportions" -- Matthias Schmidt and the beginning of the end -- Speer und Er : Albert Speer and the aesthetics of power -- "For me, Mr. Speer, you are a new born baby" : the Nazi hunter's absolution. 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 600 10 Speer, Albert, |d1905-1981 |xPolitical and social views. 600 10 Speer, Albert, |d1905-1981 |xPublic opinion. 650 0 Nazis |vBiography. 650 0 Cabinet officers |zGermany |vBiography. 650 0 National socialism |xHistory. 610 20 International Military Tribunal |xHistory. 650 0 Memory |xPolitical aspects |zGermany (West) |xHistory. 650 0 Public opinion |zGermany (West) |xHistory. 651 0 Germany (West) |xPolitics and government. 600 17 Speer, Albert, |d1905-1981. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00033443 610 27 International Military Tribunal. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00518002 650 7 Cabinet officers. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00843535 650 7 Memory |xPolitical aspects. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01015930 650 7 National socialism. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01033761 650 7 Nazis. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01035219 650 7 Political and social views. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01353986 650 7 Politics and government. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01919741 650 7 Public opinion. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01082785 651 7 Germany. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01210272 651 7 Germany (West) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01210273 600 17 Speer, Albert |d1905-1981. |2gnd |0(DE-588)118615998 650 7 Geschichtspolitik. |2gnd |0(DE-588)1041864515 650 7 Selbstdarstellung. |2gnd |0(DE-588)4122349-4 650 7 Geschichtsschreibung. |2gnd |0(DE-588)4020531-9 651 7 Deutschland |gBundesrepublik. |2gnd |0(DE-588)4011889-7 655 7 Biographies. |2lcgft 830 0 Beiträge zur Aufarbeitung der NS-Herrschaft ; |vBand 5. 852 0 |bstacks |hDD247.S63 |iR69 2016