A history of national socialism
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A history of national socialism
（Routledge library editions, . Responding fascism ; v. 2）
Routledge, 2010, c1934
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Geschichte des Nationalsozialismus
Geburt des dritten Reiches
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"This translation has been made from Herr Heiden's two books, "Geschichte des Nationalsozialismus" (1932) and "Geburt des dritten Reiches" (1934)."--Translator's note
Bibliography: p. [429]-430
Includes index
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Description
The rise of fascism in Europe ultimately plunged the world into war and brought about the horrors of the holocaust, yet these outcomes were far from apparent to many observers in the 1930's. This collection of contemporary and near contemporary works represents some of the diversity of response as the English speaking world struggled to come to terms with the political upheaval. It includes a wide range of works, including translations from French, Italian and German.
The authors are similarly diverse and range from activists through academics to apologists.In Enter Mussolini and The Rise of Italian Fascism leading anti-fascist writers Emilio Lussu and Angelo Tasca (writing under the pseudonym 'Amilcare Rossi') chart the establishment of a fascist state in Italy and offer telling insights into the nature and future of fascism. Both Lussu and Tasca were active in their opposition, and for many others the response to fascism involved taking up arms, typified by the thousands of volunteered to fight against Franco in Spain. In The Spanish Tragedy, Dutch writer Jef Last's recounts his experience, which ends in disillusionment with Stalin and the Soviet Union.Other works demonstrate a more basic need for information.
Hitler's Official Programme is a translation of official Nazi documents, which a contemporary review describes as 'a declaration of war by barbarism on civilization'. However it should never be forgotten that the views of many others were more equivocal. In Norman Hillson's I Speak of England the author offers a sympathetic description of a journey through Germany, highlighting the success of economic reconstruction under Hitler.
Issues of race are not ignored but are not seen as central, a view which is challenged by the works of the two exiled German Jews, Heinrich Fraenkel and G. Warburg, included in this collection.A characteristic of the fascist regimes was the extent to which ideology penetrated aspects of everyday life. German Literature through Nazi Eyes and Higher Education in Nazi Germany examine the impact of the Nazis on culture and education. Straight On includes an account of Red Cross work in Belsen and Auschwitz, perhaps the most moving and tragic of the many responses to fascism.
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Table of Contents
1. Hitler's Official Programme 2. A History of National Socialism 3. The Nazi Dictatorship 4. Enter Mussolini 5. I Speak of Germany 6. The Rise of Italian Fascism 7. The Spanish Tragedy 8. Six Years of Hitler 9. The German People Versus Hitler 10. German Literature Through Nazi Eyes 11.Higher Education in Nazi Germany 12. Straight On
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Konrad Heiden was an influential journalist and historian of the Weimar Republic and Nazi Eras. He became an early critic of National Socialism after attending a party meeting in 1920. First published in English in 1934, A History of National Socialism provides a detailed account of the growth of the movement through the 1920's until its assumption of full control of Germany in 1934. It argues that Nazi ideology was extremely pragmatic and able to accommodate a wide diversity of opinion in return for the unconditional support of Hitler as leader.
Table of Contents
Chronology of Principal Events Introduction 1. The Origin of National Socialism 2. Hitler's Fight for the Party Leadership 3. The Leader: A portrait 4. The Troubles of a Leader 5. The Road to Power 6. Hitler in Opposition 7. The Crisis in Germany 8. The Withdrawal from the Reichstag 9. The Boxheim Document 10. A Man of Shadows: Franz von Papen 11. NSBO 12. The Reichstag Fire 13. Bavaria's Last Effort at Resistance 14.Industrial Opposition 15. Cross against Swastika 16. An Anticipation of the Future 17. Forward into Legend
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