The Third Reich (Seminar Studies In History) - Softcover

Williamson, David G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0582209145 ISBN 13: 9780582209145

Publisher: Longman, 1995

Synopsis

Revised and expanded, the second edition of this highly successful Seminar Study introduces readers to the historical phenomenon of Hitler's Third Reich. The new edition includes two brand new chapters, one on Nazi policy towards the Jews between 1933 and 1939 and one on the Holocaust itself. Fully updated, the study remains as useful and as thought-provoking as ever.

About this title

From the Back Cover

 Since publication of the first edition in 1982, David Williamson's The Third Reich has become established as one of the most successful books in the Seminar Studies in History series.  In this greatly expanded third edition, the author draws on up-to-date scholarship to guide students through the maze of historical controversies concerning the Third Reich and to offer a comprehensive analysis of the key issues of the period.  In a clear and accessible manner, the new edition provides expanded chapters that:  * introduce readers to the historiography of the Third Reich  * analyse the reasons for Hitler's rise to power  * look at how the Nazi regime consolidated it's grip on power during the period March 1933- August 1934  * explain how Nazi Germany was governed and discuss to what extent Hitler can be viewed as a 'weak dictator'  * analyse Hitler's economic, foreign and social policies in both war and peace up to 1945, as well as the development of Nazi racial and eugenic policies.  The analysis of these themes is backed up with an increased selection of documents, which enable students to discuss the key issues more fully.  Providing a concise but comprehensive account of the origins, course and downfall of the Third Reich, this new edition of an already classic text will be an invaluable introduction to the subject for students.     David Williamson is now a writer and freelance lecturer, formerly head of History and Politics at Highgate School, London. He is the author of nine books on German and International History, including: Bismarck and Germany, 2nd Ed. (Longman, 1997) and Germany from Defeat to Partition, 1945-1963 (Longman 2000)

About the Author

David G. Williamson has written extensively on modern German and European history. Among his recent publications are Poland Betrayed: The Nazi Soviet Invasions of 1939 (2011), Germany Since 1789: A Nation Forged and Renewed (2nd edition, 2016) and, also in the Seminar Studies series, Bismarck and Germany (3rd edition, 2010). Formerly head of history at Highgate School, he is now a writer and freelance lecturer.

Edition details

• Publisher: Longman
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0582209145
• ISBN 13: 9780582209145
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 136