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Subject(s)

• National socialism [Browse]
• Germany—Politics and government—1933-1945 [Browse]
• Jews—Persecutions—Germany [Browse]
• Anti-Nazi movement—Germany [Browse]

Series

Routledge sources in history. [More in this series]

Summary note

• What was the relationship between ordinary Germans and Hitler's government? Why did such a dreadful political system find any popular support at all? Who was brave enough to defy the laws of the Third Reich? This book examines decisions made by different social groups to resist or conform to the Nazi regime.
• Using accessible language, and drawing on the full range of sources available to historians, Martyn Housden adopts a thematic approach to the subject. He considers, for example, why church-goers failed to reject decisively Hitler's atheistic political movement; what impact the persecution of Germany's Jewish citizens had on the everyday lives of other Germans; why the Hitler Youth held such appeal for young people.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 1. National Socialism: what was its character and immediate appeal?
• 2. The workers: class action?
• 3. The churches: opposition born of belief?
• 4. Youth: rebels for which cause?
• 5. Conservative elites: successful opposition from the men of 20 July?
• 6. Germany's Jewish citizens: like lambs to the slaughter?
• 7. Exploring the inexplicable: what was the relationship between ordinary Germans and racial policy?
• 8. Opposition, resistance and German society: black and white, or grey?

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ISBN

• 0415121337
• 0415121345 (pbk.)

LCCN

96018379

OCLC

34584058

RCP

C - O

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