Gerwin Strobl

The Germanic Isle

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An account of Nazi preoccupation with Britain as a role model, even during the war.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 620g
• ISBN-13: 9780521782654
• ISBN-10: 0521782651
• Artikelnr.: 21765204

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. The view from Weimar: German perceptions of Britain before 1933
2. 'The Germanic isle': Britain and Nazi racial science
3. 'Empire builders': Britain as a paradigm for Nazi expansion
4. 'Their aged bones are rattling': Britain and the Nazi concept of modernity
5. 'The class struggle of the nations': Britain and Nazi anti-capitalism
6. 'The chorus of hypocrites': history and propaganda
7. 'The land without music': culture and propaganda
8. The decline of the West: German fears and illusions in the shadow of defeat
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index.