Inside Nazi Germany by Detlev Peukert

Inside Nazi Germany by Detlev Peukert

In this remarkable social history of the Third Reich, Detlev J. K. Peukert surveys how ordinary citizens evaded or accepted Nazi policies of repression, terrorism, and racism. Peukert discusses not only the popular consensus that supported Nazism but also the opposition of the German middle class, working class, and youth. A highly original and informative synthesis of the most exciting new scholarship on Nazi Germany. It gives an intimate insight into people's beliefs, aspirations, and fears, and it forces us to reassess how Hitler and Auschwitz were possible.-Mary Nolan, New York Times Book Review An indispensable text for understanding the social history of Nazi rule.-Rudy Koshar, American Historical Review To the historical reconsideration of National Socialism, Mr. Peukert's book makes a signal contribution by demonstrating the way in which a movement that came to power loudly proclaiming its intention to restore old ways and traditions advanced the cause of modernity almost against its will.-Gordon A. Craig, New York Review of Books Everyone interested in the social history of the Third Reich should read Peukert's book.-Choice

Detlev J. K. Peukert is the author of Inside Nazi Germany: Conformity, Opposition, and Racism in Everyday Life, a highly accaimed study of daily life in the Third Reich. Former professor of modern history at the University of Essen and director of the Research Institute for the History of the Nazi Period, he died in 1990 at the age of thirty-nine.

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ISBN 13	9780300044805
ISBN 10	0300044801
Titel	Inside Nazi Germany
Autor	Detlev Peukert
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Yale University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	1989-09-10
Seitenanzahl	288
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.