Language of the Third Reich by Victor Klemperer

Language of the Third Reich by Victor Klemperer

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Victor Klemperer was Professor of French Literature at Dresden University. As a Jew, he was removed from his post in 1935, only surviving thanks to his marriage to an Aryan. Presenting a study of language and its engagement with history, this book draws form Klemperer's conviction that the language of the Third Reich helped to create its culture.

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Language of the Third Reich by Victor Klemperer

Victor Klemperer was Professor of French Literature at Dresden University. As a Jew, he was removed from his post in 1935, only surviving thanks to his marriage to an Aryan. Presenting a study of language and its engagement with history, this book draws form Klemperer's conviction that the language of the Third Reich helped to create its culture.
"'A brilliantly conceived analysis that sought to crystallise the meaning of Nazism from its official language' Gordon A. Craig, Stanford University"
Victor Klemperer, a front-line veteran of the First World War, became Professor of French Literature at Dresden University. He was taken from his university in 1935 because he was Jewish, and only survived because of his marriage to an Aryan.
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ISBN 13 9780826491305
ISBN 10 0826491308
Title Language of the Third Reich
Author Victor Klemperer
Series Continuum Impacts
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2006-05-01
Number of pages 288
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.