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Main Author: McDonough, Frank, 1957-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Harlow, England : PEARSON, 2012
Harlow, England : Pearson, 2012
Harlow, England : 2012
Edition:2nd edition
Series:Seminar studies in history
Subjects:
Hitler, Adolf, > 1889-1945
Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei
1918 - 1945
1918-1933
1933-1945
Political science
Politics and government
Germany > Politics and government > 1918-1933
Germany > Politics and government > 1933-1945
Germany
Table of Contents:
  • Background ?
  • The Vulnerabilities of Weimar Democracy, 1918-1933
  • Introduction
  • The Impact of War
  • The German Revolution of 1918
  • The Impact of Versailles
  • The Culture of Violence
  • The Constitution and the Emergency Powers of the President
  • The Political Parties
  • The Anti-Democratic Forces within the German State
  • Economic Difficulties
  • Analysis
  • Adolf Hitler: Personality and Early Life
  • Family Background
  • Parents
  • Childhood
  • Youth
  • The Death of his Mother
  • The Vienna Period (1908-1913)
  • Hider's Political Ideas in Vienna
  • Hitler's Anti-Semitism in Vienna
  • Munich (1913-1914)
  • The First World War
  • The Early Growth of the Nazi Party, 1918-1924
  • The Birth of the Nazi Party
  • The Early Programme of the Nazi Party
  • The Emergence of Hitler as Leader of the Nazi Party
  • The Growth of the 'Fuhrer Cult'
  • The Munich Beer Hall Putsch
  • The Ideology of Hitler and the Nazi Party
  • Links with Fascism and Totalitarianism
  • The Historical Roots of Nazism
  • The Philosophical Roots of National Socialism
  • Hider's Central Role in Nazi Ideology
  • The Importance of Foreign Policy
  • The Centrality of Race
  • The Function of Anti-Semitism and Anti-Marxism in Nazi Ideology
  • The Folk Community
  • The Function of Socialism in National Socialism
  • The Nazi Party: Organisation, Propaganda and Membership
  • Organisation
  • Propaganda
  • Membership
  • The Nazi Breakthrough, 1925-1930
  • A New Direction
  • Rebuilding the Nazi Party
  • The Strange Mystery of Hitler and Geli Raubal
  • The Emergence of a New Nazi Party Election Strategy
  • The Impact of 'The Great Depression'
  • The Emergence of Hitler on the National Stage
  • The Nazi Electoral Breakthrough in 1930
  • Why Did the Nazi Party Appeal to Voters?
  • The Psychological Attraction of Nazism to Voters
  • Hitler's Intriguing Road to Power, 1930-1933
  • The Bruning Experiment, 1930-1932
  • Hitler Courts Big Business and the Army
  • Hitler Bids for the Presidency, 1932
  • Franz von Papen: A Nazi in a Pin-Striped Suit?
  • The July 1932 Election and its Aftermath
  • General von Schleicher's Fifty-Seven Days in Office
  • Hitler Comes to Power, January 1933
  • Assessment
  • Why Did Hitler Come to Power?
  • Documents
  • Hitler in Vienna
  • Hitler's First Appearance at a Meeting of the German Workers' Party
  • The Twenty-Five Points of the Nazi Party Programme
  • The Demands of the Nazi Party
  • Hitler on the Leadership Principle
  • The Munich Beer Hall Putsch
  • Hitler on the Key Lesson of the Munich Beer Hall Putsch
  • Joseph Goebbels' Views on National Socialism
  • Hitler on the Power of the Spoken Word
  • The Nazi Party and Private Property
  • Hitler Debates the Meaning of 'Socialism' with Otto Strasser
  • Hitler Defines National Socialism
  • The Appeal of National Socialism: A Pacifist View
  • The Nazi Appeal to Farmers
  • A Schoolteacher Describes the Atmosphere at a Nazi Party Meeting
  • Hitler's Speech to the Dusseldorf Industry Club
  • Edgar Jung on the 'Conservative Revolution'
  • 'How Do We Struggle Against a Third Reich?': The Views of a German Novelist
  • Joseph Goebbels Instructs Party Workers to Tone Down 'Radical' Aspects of the Nazi Programme
  • Countdown to Hitler Coming to Power
  • Hitler's Views on Anti-Semitism
  • Hitler Defines the Difference between the Nazi Party and the Traditional German Conservative Party
  • Meeting of Hider and Hindenburg, 13 August 1932
  • The Appeal of National Socialism to Youth
  • Part 1 Background ? 1
  • 1 The Vulnerabilities of Weimar Democracy, 1918-1933 3
  • Introduction 3
  • The Impact of War 5
  • The German Revolution of 1918 6
  • The Impact of Versailles 7
  • The Culture of Violence 8
  • The Constitution and the Emergency Powers of the President 9
  • The Political Parties 11
  • The Anti-Democratic Forces within the German State 13
  • Economic Difficulties 14
  • Part 2 Analysis 15
  • 2 Adolf Hitler: Personality and Early Life 17
  • Family Background 17
  • Parents 19
  • Childhood 19
  • Youth 22
  • The Death of his Mother 24
  • The Vienna Period (1908-1913) 25
  • Hider's Political Ideas in Vienna 28
  • Hitler's Anti-Semitism in Vienna 30
  • Munich (1913-1914) 31
  • The First World War 32
  • 3 The Early Growth of the Nazi Party, 1918-1924 36
  • The Birth of the Nazi Party 37
  • The Early Programme of the Nazi Party 41
  • The Emergence of Hitler as Leader of the Nazi Party 42
  • The Growth of the 'Fuhrer Cult' 43
  • The Munich Beer Hall Putsch 45
  • 4 The Ideology of Hitler and the Nazi Party 50
  • Links with Fascism and Totalitarianism 50
  • The Historical Roots of Nazism 53
  • The Philosophical Roots of National Socialism 54
  • Hider's Central Role in Nazi Ideology 57
  • The Importance of Foreign Policy 58
  • The Centrality of Race 59
  • The Function of Anti-Semitism and Anti-Marxism in Nazi Ideology 60
  • The Folk Community 61
  • The Function of Socialism in National Socialism 64
  • 5 The Nazi Party: Organisation, Propaganda and Membership 66
  • Organisation 66
  • Propaganda 71
  • Membership 74
  • 6 The Nazi Breakthrough, 1925-1930 79
  • A New Direction 79
  • Rebuilding the Nazi Party 80
  • The Strange Mystery of Hitler and Geli Raubal 82
  • The Emergence of a New Nazi Party Election Strategy 83
  • The Impact of 'The Great Depression' 84
  • The Emergence of Hitler on the National Stage 85
  • The Nazi Electoral Breakthrough in 1930 86
  • Why Did the Nazi Party Appeal to Voters? 87
  • The Psychological Attraction of Nazism to Voters 89
  • 7 Hitler's Intriguing Road to Power, 1930-1933 91
  • The Bruning Experiment, 1930-1932 91
  • Hitler Courts Big Business and the Army 92
  • Hitler Bids for the Presidency, 1932 93
  • Franz von Papen: A Nazi in a Pin-Striped Suit? 94
  • The July 1932 Election and its Aftermath 95
  • General von Schleicher's Fifty-Seven Days in Office 98
  • Hitler Comes to Power, January 1933 99
  • Part 3 Assessment 101
  • 8 Why Did Hitler Come to Power? 103
  • Part 4 Documents 109
  • 1 Hitler in Vienna 110
  • 2 Hitler's First Appearance at a Meeting of the German Workers' Party 110
  • 3 The Twenty-Five Points of the Nazi Party Programme 111
  • 4 The Demands of the Nazi Party 113
  • 5 Hitler on the Leadership Principle 114
  • 6 The Munich Beer Hall Putsch 114
  • 7 Hitler on the Key Lesson of the Munich Beer Hall Putsch 115
  • 8 Joseph Goebbels' Views on National Socialism 116
  • 9 Hitler on the Power of the Spoken Word 117
  • 10 The Nazi Party and Private Property 118
  • 11 Hitler Debates the Meaning of 'Socialism' with Otto Strasser 118
  • 12 Hitler Defines National Socialism 119
  • 13 The Appeal of National Socialism: A Pacifist View 120
  • 14 The Nazi Appeal to Farmers 121
  • 15 A Schoolteacher Describes the Atmosphere at a Nazi Party Meeting 122
  • 16 Hitler's Speech to the Dusseldorf Industry Club 122
  • 17 Edgar Jung on the 'Conservative Revolution' 124
  • 18 'How Do We Struggle Against a Third Reich?': The Views of a German Novelist 124
  • 19 Joseph Goebbels Instructs Party Workers to Tone Down 'Radical' Aspects of the Nazi Programme 125
  • 20 Countdown to Hitler Coming to Power 126
  • 21 Hitler's Views on Anti-Semitism 127
  • 22 Hitler Defines the Difference between the Nazi Party and the Traditional German Conservative Party 129
  • 23 Meeting of Hider and Hindenburg, 13 August 1932 131
  • 24 The Appeal of National Socialism to Youth 132

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