State violence in Nazi Germany : from Kristallnacht to Barbarossa /

Through analyses of three eventful years in Nazi Germany's history, this book offers a new account of the phenomenon of extreme state violence as a special category of violence, in which the armed forces are used unnecessarily and excessively, often on thin pretexts, and only rarely with the in...

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Main Author: Marx, Emanuel (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2020.
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Summary:Through analyses of three eventful years in Nazi Germany's history, this book offers a new account of the phenomenon of extreme state violence as a special category of violence, in which the armed forces are used unnecessarily and excessively, often on thin pretexts, and only rarely with the intention of carrying a message to the public.
Physical Description:xxiv, 111 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [94]-108) and index.
ISBN:9780367409852
0367409852