Third Reich by Burleigh Michael

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Third Reich by Burleigh Michael

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Summary

Burleigh sets Nazi Germany in a European context showing how the Third Reich's abandonment of liberal democracy, decency and tolerance was widespread. The underlying premise of his book is that there are good and bad individuals, not good and bad nations, as he recreates the complexities of life under a totalitarian dictatorship.

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Third Reich by Burleigh Michael

Michael Burleigh sets Nazi Germany in a European context, showing how the Third Reich's abandonment of liberal democracy, decency and tolerance was widespread in the Europe of the period. He seeks to show how a radical, pseudo-religious movement led by an oddity with dazzling demagogic talents, seemed to offer salvation to a Germany exhausted by war, depression and galloping inflation. It was the politics of faith and Burleigh shows the consequences of the demise of the rule of law in favour of state authorized terror and brutality. The underlying premise of the book is that there are good and bad individuals, not good and bad nations. It recreates the complexities of life under a totalitarian dictatorship, which for four years ruled most of Europe, and rejects the notion that the Germans were either uniquely evil or uniquely uncivilized.

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ISBN 13 9780333644874
ISBN 10 0333644875
Title Third Reich
Author Burleigh Michael
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Year published 2000-09-08
Number of pages 992
Prizes Winner of Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2001
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