TITLE: Why Hitler Came into Power

AUTHOR: Theodore Abel

DESCRIPTION  In 1934 Theodore Abel went to

Germany and offered a prize, under the auspices of Columbia University,

for autobiographies of members of the National Socialist movement. The

six hundred essays he received constitute the single best source on

grassroots opinion within the Nazi Party, and they form the empirical

foundation for Abel’s fascinating yet curiously neglected 1938 book.

Although a number of scholars have drawn on these reports, Abel’s own

treatment has never been surpassed. Of particular value is his

presentation of the life histories of a worker, a soldier, an

anti-Semite, a middle-class youth, a farmer, and a bank clerk, all of

whom explain in their own words why they joined the NSDAP. In the vast

literature on National Socialism, no more useful or revealing testimony

exists.

In a new Foreword, Thomas Childers discusses how the past

half-century of research and writing on Nazi Germany has upheld Abel’s

original insights into the broad appeal of the National Socialist

movement, thereby reaffirming this work’s enduring value for students of

the topic.

Format: PaperbackPublisher: Harvard University PressPublished: 1986ISBN: 9780674952003

 Condition GOOD -  Photo's of Actual Product - See photos to confirm condition A book that has been read, but is in good condition. Minimal damage to the book cover eg. scuff marks, but no holes or tears. If this is a hard cover, the dust jacket may be missing. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal. No highlighting of text, no writing in the margins, and no missing pages - Some Shelfware, bent corners

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