A Single Communal Faith?

The German Right from Conservatism to National Socialism

von Thomas Rohkrämer

308 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: Monographs in German History
• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Religion und Glaube Religion, allgemein Geschichte der Religion
• ISBN: 9781845453688
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.10.2007
• Größe: 235 x 157 mm
• Verlag: Berghahn Books