The Crisis of German Ideology: Intellectual Origins of the Third Reich (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780299332044)

This new edition revisits the renowned historian George L. Mosse's landmark work exploring the ideological foundations of Nazism in Germany. First published in 1964, this volume was among the first to examine the intellectual origins of the Third Reich. Mosse introduced readers to what is known as the vkisch ideal-the belief that the German people were united through a transcendental essence. This mindset led to the exclusion of Jews and other groups, eventually allowing Nazi leaders to take their beliefs to catastrophic extremes. The critical introduction by Steven E. Aschheim, the author of Beyond the Border: The German-Jewish Legacy Abroad and many other books, brings Mosse's work into the present moment.

George L. Mosse (1918-99) was a legendary scholar, teacher, and mentor. A refugee from Nazi Germany, in 1955 he joined the Department of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was both influential and popular. Mosse was an early leader in the study of modern European cultural and intellectual history, fascism, and the history of sexuality and masculinity. Over his career he authored more than two dozen books.

Author: George L. Mosse
ISBN-10: 0299332047
ISBN-13: 9780299332044
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Language: English
Published: 06/22/2021
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.82d