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The Third Reich is a succinct, comprehensive examination of the major debates surrounding this crucial period in modern German history. The character and operation of the Nazi state, and of its global consequences, have been discussed and disputed since 1933. David G. Williamson's Seminar Studi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Williamson, D. G. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, [2018]
Edition:Fifth edition.
Series:Seminar studies in history.
Subjects:
Hitler, Adolf, > 1889-1945.
Germany > History > 1933-1945.
Germany > Politics and government > 1933-1945.
Germany > Social conditions > 1933-1945.
National socialism.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Germany.
Germany > History > 1933-1945 > Sources.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Introduction
  • The historical debate
  • Part II. Analysis
  • The origins and rise of National Socialism
  • The legal revolution and the consolidation of power, 1933-34
  • State, party, and Führer: the government of Nazi Germany, 1933-39
  • The economy, 1933-39
  • The people's community: German society and the Third Reich, 1933-39
  • The racial state, 1933-41
  • Foreign policy, 1933-39
  • Germany, Europe, and the world, 1939-45
  • 'Ethnic cleansing' and resettlement policies in occupied Europe
  • The home front, 1939-45
  • The German opposition
  • Part III. Assessment
  • The Third Reich in retrospect
  • Part IV. Documents.