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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822840303321

Autore

Kershaw Ian.

Titolo

Hitler / / Ian Kershaw

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-317-87457-9

1-315-83767-6

1-317-87458-7

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

Profiles in Power

Disciplina

943.086/092

943.086092

Soggetti

Heads of state - Germany |x Politics and government |y 1933-1945.Germany

National socialism

Germany Politics and government 1933-1945

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 1991 by Pearson Education.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Hitler; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Dedication; Introduction Hitler's power: an enigma; Chapter 1 Power of the 'Idea'; Chapter 2 Getting power; The movement; The masses; The elites; Chapter 3 Repression and power; The atomisation of opposition; The subjugation of legality in the Führer state; Chapter 4 Plebiscitary power; The underlying consensus; Agencies of acclamation; Führer acclamation and regime dynamism; Chapter 5 Expansion of power; The erosion of collective government; The seizure of opportunity; Chapter 6 Absolute power

The disintegration of the stateThe 'Idea' becomes reality; Chapter 7 Hubris of power; Conclusion Hitler's power and destruction; Further Reading; Chronology; Abbreviations; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Adolf Hitler has left a lasting mark on the twentieth-century, as the dictator of Germany and instigator of a genocidal war, culminating in the ruin of much of Europe and the globe. This innovative best-seller explores the nature and mechanics of Hitler's power, and how he used it.