The Social Bases of Nazism, 1919-1933

by Detlef Mühlberger

Overview

Was the Nazi party a predominantly middle-class party or a people's party? The social background of the supporters of Nazism has been the subject of intense debate since the early 1930s. Detlef Múhlberger summarizes the answer to this question in his text. Based on extensive sociological and psephological evidence and supported by many tables, it reveals that Nazi support came from every social class level.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521802857
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	08/21/2003
Series:	New Studies in Economic and Social History , #48
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	5.67(w) x 8.82(h) x 0.55(d)

About the Author

Detlef Mühlberger is a Lecturer in Modern European History at Oxford Brookes University.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Historiographic survey; 3. Methodological problems; 4. The social characteristics of the Nazi party in its formative years, 1919–1923; 5. The social characteristics of the membership and leadership of the Nazi party, 1925–1933; 6. The social characteristics of the membership and leadership of Nazi specialist organisations; 7. The social geometry of the Nazi electorate, 1928–1933; 8. Conclusion.

Editorial Reviews

"...this book is an outstanding survey of the state of the literature. It is an ideal text for an upper-division course on National Socialism or for graduate students seeking a brief overview of the terms of the debate."
- H-German, Benjamin Lapp, Department of History, Montclair State University

"...detailed and elegant ... very useful for students at all levels.... His summary and elucidation of existing research is comprehensive and complete."
German Studies Review

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