Monsters in the Mirror: Representations of Nazism in Post-War Popular Culture - Hardcover

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This collection provides readers with a comprehensive overview of postwar representations of Nazism in popular culture, documenting and critiquing their enormous impact and importance.


· Includes images depicting Nazi-themed comics and magazine covers

· Index of key terms define unfamiliar terms for general readers

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More than 60 years after the collapse of the Nazi regime, the symbols, mythologies, and themes of this disturbing era still pervade popular culture. Why are the trappings of Adolf Hitler's movement so fascinating, and what do they say about our society and how it has developed since 1945?

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Sara Buttsworth is senior tutor in the Department of History at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Maartje Abbenhuis is senior lecturer in modern European history at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

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