LEADER 03328cam a2200481 i 4500001 278712 005 20240621233156.0 008 210507s2019 enkab b 001 0 eng 010 2019936265 015 GBB982422 |2bnb 019 1121370967 020 9780198706953 |q(paperback : |qalkaline paper) 020 0198706952 035 (OCoLC)on1079411992 035 278712 042 pcc 043 e-gx--- 049 LHMA 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dERASA |dUKMGB |dOCLCF |dYDXIT |dCTX |dVP@ |dQCL |dMNN |dEAU |dYDX |dOCLCO |dOCL |dQE2 |dJ9U |dLHM 050 00 DD256.5 |b.C33 2019 100 1 Caplan, Jane, |eauthor. 245 10 Nazi Germany : |ba very short introduction / |cJane Caplan. 250 First edition. 264 1 Oxford, United Kingdom ;New York, NY : |bOxford University Press, |c2019. 300 xxv, 170 pages : |billustrations, maps ; |c18 cm. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 490 1 Very short introductions ; |v612 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-162) and index. 505 0 Hitler myths -- National socialism -- From Munich to Berlin (via Weimar) -- Power -- Volksgemeinschaft : community and exclusion -- Volksgemeinschaft : control and belonging -- Preparing for war -- War -- From terror to genocide -- Epilogue: Coming to terms with the past. 520 8 Any consideration of the 20th century would be incomplete without a discussion of Nazi Germany, an extraordinary regime which dominated European history for 12 years, and left a legacy that still echoes with us today. The incredible force of the destructive vision at the heart of Nazi Germany led to a second world war when the world was still aching from the first one, and an incomprehensible death count, both at home and abroad. In this Very Short Introduction, Jane Caplan's insightful analysis of Nazi Germany provides a highly relevant reminder of the fragility of democratic institutions, and the ways in which the exploitation of national fears, mass political movements, and frail political opposition can lead to the imposition of dictatorship. Considering the emergence and popular appeal of the Nazi party, she discusses the relationships between belief, consent, and terror in securing the regime, alongside the crucial role played by Hitler himself. Covering the full history of the regime, she includes an unflinching look at the dark stains of war, persecution, and genocide. At the same time, Caplan offers unexpected angles of vision and insights; asking readers to look behind the handful of over-used images of Nazi Germany we are familiar with, and to engage critically with a history that that is so abhorrent it risks seeming beyond interpretation. 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 651 0 Germany |xHistory |y1933-1945. 650 0 National socialism. 650 7 National socialism. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01033761 651 7 Germany. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01210272 651 7 Germany |xHistory |y1933-1945. |2nli 650 7 National socialism. |2nli 648 7 1933-1945 |2fast 655 7 History. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01411628 830 0 Very short introductions ; |v612. 852 0 |bstacks |hDD256.5 |i.C33 2019