Sarah K Danielsson

The Explorer's Roadmap to National-Socialism

Sven Hedin, Geography and the Path to Genocide

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Whilst terms such as Lebensraum are commonly associated with National-Socialist ideology of the 1930s and 40s, ideas of racial living space were in fact generated in the previous decades by an international geographic community of explorers and academics. Focusing on one of the most influential figures within this group, Sven Hedin, this is the first study that systematically connects the geographic community to the intellectual history of the development of National-Socialist ideology and genocidal practices.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 626g
• ISBN-13: 9781409432128
• ISBN-10: 1409432122
• Artikelnr.: 45114136

Autorenporträt

Professor Sarah K. Danielsson, The City University of New York, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction:at the heart of the matter: the politics of science;
Part I From Geographer to Political Activist, 1880-1933: 'Geographical
knowledge is world power': Sven Hedin' s rise to fame and influence
(1885-1903); The ideological conviction of a Germanic nationalist: Hedin
the agitator (1904-1913); At the front lines of the Great War: defending
the Germanic cause (1914-1918); 'There is a cancer in the middle of
Europe': Hedin's National-Socialist blueprint, (1919-1934). Part II The
Nazi Years and the Aftermath, 1934-1952: 'The hour of retribution has
struck': the fateful years, (1935-1938); 'On a mission' in Berlin: plans
for the move East and the move towards genocide (1939-1941); 'The truest
friend' of the Third Reich: justifying genocide - clinging to the hope of
victory (1942-1945); The final years: Sven Hedin, apologia pro vita sua
(1945-1952); Conclusion: the politics of science: in defense of the
indefensible; Bibliography; Index.