Nazism, War and Genocide - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0859897451 ISBN 13: 9780859897457

Publisher: Liverpool University Press, 2005

Synopsis

Now available for the first time in paperback, this volume of specially commissioned essays brings together contributions by internationally recognised scholars from Britain, Germany and the USA to present and reflect upon the latest research on the history of the Third Reich. The book provides a new approach to the history of Nazism's racial policy, its social policy, its planning for war and genocide, and its legacy. It shows how Nazism's radical ideological drive penetrated the most diverse areas of German society and everyday life. It reminds us that the crimes of the Third Reich were ultimately born of the decisions of a political, military and administrative leadership of singular ambition, drive and brutality.

About this title

About the Author:

Neil Gregor is Reader in Modern German History at the University of Southampton. His previous publications include Daimler-Benz in the Third Reich (1998) (winner of the Fraenkel Prize for Contemporary History; shortlisted for the Longman/History Today Book of the Year); and Nazism: A Reader (2000).

Review:

"... interesting, informative and scholarly collection ..."--Jewish Chronicle

"... this book is an ideal way for undergraduates, graduate students, lay people or specialists in other fields to quickly learn the essentials of our current knowledge of some of the central issues surrounding the history of the Third Reich."--H-Net: H-German

"... a series of strong and well-crafted essays by leading historians, all of whom are internationally recognized specialists. Because of Noakes's dual importance as both researcher and pedagogue, the participating authors made a conscious choice to write broadly-based critical essays rather than more narrow works of original research. The book is indeed a success in that the articles are uniformly of high quality and all give masterful critical discussions of the current state of research."--H-Net

"Not only do these essays engage in fruitful dialogue with the life work of Jeremy Noakes, they also often can be read against and with each other in useful ways. [EL] The book thus offers a good illustration of the contingency of historical scholarship, which will make it particularly good reading for advanced students.--H-Net

"Nazism, War and Genocide will be essential reading for students of the period."--BBC History

"The result is a richly-defined overview of the historiography of Nazi Germany in the early 21st century, which reveals how the focus of historical investigation and evaluation of issues have changed and developed since Noakes' first published article of 1966. For every History department throughout Britain, Nazism, War and Genocide is a horn of plenty.History Teaching Review Year Book

"... should be a compulsory purchase for every History department across Britain."--History Teaching Review Year Book

"The editor of Nazism, War and Genocide, Neil Gregor, has further enhanced his reputation as an energetic, cerebral and radical historian."--History Teaching Review Year Book

"These essays are highly informative and are to be recommended for both scholars and students as starting points to the topics to which they do such justice."--German Studies Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0859897451
• ISBN 13: 9780859897457
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240
• Editor: Gregor Neil