{"product_id":"nazi-germany-isbn-9781118294789","title":"Nazi Germany","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNazi Germany: Confronting the Myths\u003c\/i\u003e provides a concise and compelling introduction to the Third Reich. At the same time, it challenges and demystifies the many stereotypes surrounding Hitler and Nazi Germany.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreates a succinct, argument-driven overview for students by using common myths and stereotypes to encourage critical engagement with the subject\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an up-to-date historical synthesis based on the latest research in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArgues that in order to fully understand and explain this period of history, we need to address its seeming paradoxes – for example, questioning why most Germans viewed the Third Reich as a legitimate government, despite the Nazis’ criminality\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates useful study features, including a timeline, glossary, maps, and illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Germany before 1933 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Hitler and the Nazi Movement 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Nazi Party-State 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Racial State 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Nazi Germany in the 1930s: A Popular Regime? 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 War and Occupation, 1939–1941 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Genocide 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Total War, 1942–1945 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations and Glossary 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 229\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCATHERINE EPSTEIN\u003c\/b\u003e is Dean of the Faculty and Professor of History at Amherst College. She is the prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eModel Nazi: Arthur Greiser and the Occupation of Western Poland\u003c\/i\u003e (2010). Her previous publications also include \u003ci\u003eThe Last Revolutionaries: German Communists and Their Century\u003c\/i\u003e (2003) and \u003ci\u003eA Past Renewed: A Catalog of German-Speaking Refugee Historians in the United States after 1933\u003c\/i\u003e (1993).   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Drawing on the very latest scholarship, Catherine Epstein offers a lucidly written, accessible, engaging account of Hitler and the Third Reich.\u003ci\u003e Nazi Germany: Confronting the Myths\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal choice for the undergraduate classroom and will likely be the text that introduces many, many students to this most troubling chapter of modern German history.\" \u003cb\u003eRobert Moeller, University of California, Irvine\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Among the many textbooks on Nazi Germany, Catherine Epstein's stands out both because of its persuasive combination of the most recent research on this subject interwoven with judicious discussions of continuing debates on unresolved historiographical questions and because of the skillful ways in which she draws the reader into this complex field. Students and teachers in advanced secondary as well as higher education will also find this book to be the best short guide to the history of the Nazi Holocaust.\" \u003cb\u003eV. R. Berghahn, Columbia University\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNazi Germany: Confronting the Myths\u003c\/i\u003e offers a succinct, compelling overview of the history of the Third Reich. Drawing on the most recent research in the field, Catherine Epstein provides a broad-ranging and up-to-date historical synthesis of Hitler's Germany and of historiographical debates concerning the Nazi regime. The book is structured around myths and stereotypes that dominate popular understanding of this era of German history. By analyzing and debunking those views, the author provides an argumentdriven approach to the study of the Third Reich, encouraging critical engagement with the period.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Among the many textbooks on Nazi Germany Catherine Epstein's stands out both because of its persuasive combination of the most recent research on this subject interwoven with judicious discussions of continuing debates on unresolved historiographical questions and because of the skillful ways in which she draws the reader into this complex field. Students and teachers in advanced secondary as well as higher education will also find this book to be the best short guide to the history of the Nazi Holocaust.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—V.R. Berghahn\u003c\/b\u003e, Columbia University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Drawing on the very latest scholarship, Catherine Epstein offers a lucidly written, accessible, engaging account of Hitler and the Third Reich. \u003ci\u003eNazi Germany: Confronting the Myths\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal choice for the undergraduate classroom and will likely be \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e text that introduces many, many students to this most troubling chapter of modern German history.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Robert Moeller\u003c\/b\u003e, University of California, Irvine\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989678670053,"sku":"NP9781118294789","price":28.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118294789.jpg?v=1761785072","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/nazi-germany-isbn-9781118294789","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}