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A Single Communal Faith?: The German Right from Conservatism to National Socialism

A Single Communal Faith?: The German Right from Conservatism to National Socialism

Rohkrämer, Thomas

Hardcover

Series: Monographs in German History, Book 20

Religion General German History

ISBN10: 1845453689
ISBN13: 9781845453688
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: Oct 1 2007
Pages: 306
Weight: 1.28
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

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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