Thomas Rohkrämer

A Single Communal Faith?

The German Right from Conservatism to National Socialism

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Produktbeschreibung

How could the Right transform itself from a politics of the nobility to a fatally attractive option for people from all parts of society? How could the Nazis gain a good third of the votes in free elections and remain popular far into their rule? A number of studies from the 1960s have dealt with the issue, in particular the works by George Mosse and Fritz Stern. Their central arguments are still challenging, but a large number of more specific studies allow today for a much more complex argument, which also takes account of changes in our understanding of German history in general. This book shows that between 1800 and 1945 the fundamentalist desire for a single communal faith played a crucial role in the radicalization of Germany's political Right. A nationalist faith could gain wider appeal, because people were searching for a sense of identity and belonging, a mental map for the modern world and metaphysical security.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Berghahn Books
• Seitenzahl: 308
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 601g
• ISBN-13: 9781845453688
• ISBN-10: 1845453689
• Artikelnr.: 36671444

Autorenporträt

Thomas Rohkrämer is Senior Lecturer in Modern European History at Lancaster University. He received his PhD at Freiburg University, his habilitation at Berne University and was Lecturer at Auckland University from 1991 to 1996. His publications include books on militarism and on cultural criticism in modern German history.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1. Prelude: The Weakening of Tradition and the Search for a New
Faith in the Early Nineteenth Century
Chapter 2. From Left to Right: The Emergence of a Right-Wing Nationalist
Faith
Chapter 3. Visions of a Spiritual Unification in the German Empire
Chapter 4. A Single Communal Faith through War? The First World War as a
Watershed
Chapter 5. Playing with Fire: The Right in the Weimar Republic
The Conservative Revolution and the Ideal of a Single Communal Faith
Chapter 6. Nazism and the Creation of a Communal World-View
Nazism and the Idea of a Single Communal Faith
Rituals and Visions
A Reconciliation of Nature and Technology
The Vision of a Harmonious Community of the People (Volksgemeinschaft)
The Rhetorics of Heroism and a Grand Reich
Conclusion
Select Bibliography
Index