The " Hitler Myth - Couverture souple

Kershaw, Ian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0192822349 ISBN 13 : 9780192822345

Editeur : Oxford Paperbacks, 1989

Synopsis

This study charts the creation, growth and decline of the "Hitler myth". The author demonstrates how the manufactured Fuehrer-cult formed a crucial integrating force in the Third Reich and a vital element in the attainment of Nazi political aims. Masters of the new techniques of propaganda, the Nazis are seen to have used propaganda to exploit and build on the beliefs, phobias and prejudices of the day. Their successful "deification" of the Fuehrer in a modern industrial state carries a far from comfortable message. Ian Kershaw is also the author of "Popular Opinion and Political Dissent in the Third Reich, Bavaria 1933-1945".

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

'a book which should be read by everyone interested in the history of 20th-century Europe. Together, Kershaw's two monographs [The Hitler Myth and Popular Opinion and Political Dissent in the Third Reich] provide perhaps the most revealing study available of popular opinion in Nazi Germany.' The Times Higher Education Supplement

'Professor Kershaw's book is not only important for an understanding of the Third Reich, but it underlines the dangers inherent in modern political image-building and in the temptation to succumb to charismatic forms of leadership in times of crisis.' Times Literary Supplement

'Much of what Kershaw has been known for some time ... The value of his present book is that his information is now presented comprehensively and chronologically ... It also encompasses many aspects of the subject not previously known.' History

'Kershaw writes with clarity, imagination and authority.' Catherine Merridale, Journal of European Studies

'a very useful book to have on the shelf, especially for an English-language readership' Michael H. Kater, York University, Toronto, The English Historical Review

'immensely readable study ... The value of his present book is that this information is now presented comprehensively and chronologically from the 1920s through to the dark days of defeat in 1945.' John P. Fox, International Affairs

'Kershaw's is an immensely readable study' John P. Fox, Jewish Chronicle

'based on very detailed research ... As well as adding to our understanding of the rise of Hitler, this book demonstrates the success of techniques for marketing a political image.' Sunday Times

'Kershaw's is an immensely readable study of how the German people and Nazi Germany received and reacted to the "Hitler myth" propagated by the Nazi party.' John P. Fox, Jewish Chronicle

'a brilliant exploration of the success of the Nazi propaganda machine' Keith Brace, Birmingham Post

'outstanding study ... this book will no doubt remain for many years the definitive statement on leader worship in the 'Hitler State'' History of European Ideas

'Kershaw's work offers us an excellent scholarly appraisal of political mobilization, highlights the nuances and ambiguities that many scholars struggle to avoid and asks questions concerning political integration, which have been and still are not totally answered. Holocaust and Genocide Studies

Thoroughly researched, The Hitler Myth is an erudite work.' Canadian Jewish News

Biographie de l'auteur

Ian Kershaw is Professor of History at the University of Sheffield. His publications include Popular Opinion and Political Dissent in the Third Reich: Bavaria 1933-45 (OUP, 1983); (ed.), Weimar: Why did German Democracy Fail? (Weidenfeld, 1990); Hitler: A Profile in Power (Longman, 1991); The Nazi Dictatorship: Problems and Perspectives of Interpretation (Edward Arnold, 3rd edn, 1993); (ed., with Moshe Lewin), Stalinism and Nazism: Dictatorships in Comparison (Cambridge U. P., 1997); Hitler, 1889-1936: Hubris (Penguin, 1998). His focus includes numerous aspects of German history in the periods of the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, and the postwar era. His research interests extend to include numerous aspects of German history in the periods of the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, and the postwar era.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford Paperbacks
• Date d'édition: 1989
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0192822349
• ISBN 13: 9780192822345
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 309
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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