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OverviewUnder the Swastika in Nazi Germany begins in flames in 1933 with Adolf Hitler taking power and ends in the ashes of total defeat in 1945. Kristin Semmens tells that story from five different perspectives over five chronologically distinct phases in the Third Reich’s lifespan. The book offers a much-needed integrated history of insiders and outsiders – Nazis, accomplices, supporters, racial and social outsiders and resisters – that captures the complexity of Germans’ lives under Hitler. Incorporating recent research and the voices of those who often remain silent in histories of this period, Under the Swastika in Nazi Germany delivers an up to date, engaging and accessible introduction. Its narrative is further supported by well-chosen images, some familiar and others rarely seen. By revealing the potent combination of coercion and consent at work during the dictatorship, the book allows a deeper understanding of Nazi Germany and provides a vital platform for further inquiry into these twelve years of German history. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Adjunct Professor Kristin Semmens (University of Victoria, Canada)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic ISBN: 9781350142794ISBN 10: 1350142794 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 09 February 2023 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Maps Series Editors’ Preface Preface Acknowledgements Glossary of Abbreviations and Terms Introduction: The Nazi Rise to Power 1 Beginnings (1933–1935) 2 The ‘Good Old Days’ (1936–1937) 3 Victory and Persecution (1938–1940) 4 Descent (1941–1943) 5 The End (1944–1945) Conclusion: Coming to Terms with Nazi Germany Notes Selected Further Reading IndexReviewsWide-ranging, clearly written, well structured and conceptually innovative, Kristen Semmens' survey of life and death in Nazi Germany is a masterpiece of compression, comprehensive in its coverage and taking in the most recent research. I can think of no better introduction to the subject. * Sir Richard J Evans, Regius Professor Emeritus of History, University of Cambridge, UK * Under the Swastika in Nazi Germany puts aside the categorization of Germans under the Third Reich as perpetrators, victims, and bystanders. Instead Kristin Semmens divides Germans into five categories: Nazis, accomplices, supporters, racial and social outsiders, and resisters. By grasping the complexity of German lives under Hitler, she explores the intertwined realities of coercion and consent and the approbatory and repressive aspects of the Third Reich. Notwithstanding the durability of the Nazi regime until its last days, the stores of each group provide rich accounts of Germans as they grappled with Nazism's violence and expansionism. * Shelley Baranowski, Distinguished Professor of History Emerita, University of Akron, USA * Author InformationKristin Semmens is Associate Professor of History at University of Victoria, Canada. She is the author of Seeing Hitler’s Germany: Tourism in the Third Reich (2005). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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