Title: The Nazi seizure of power :
Authors: Allen, William Sheridan.
Date: 1984
Publisher: F. Watts,
Physical description: xix, 388 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: D
Abstract: Documents the propaganda and politics that brought Naziism to power in one German town where the population was predominately Lutheran and the largest local employer was the Civil Service.
Contents: Preface to the first edition -- Preface to the revised edition -- Part one : The death of the democracy : 1922 to January 1933. The setting -- The anatomy of the town -- Enter the Nazis -- Exploiting victory -- Authoritarians unite -- The depths of the depression -- Political crescendo -- Things fall apart -- The last winter -- Part two : Introducing the dictatorship : January 1933 to May 1945. The last elections -- The uses of electoral success -- The terror system -- Whipping up enthusiasm -- The atomization of society -- The positive aspect -- Reaction and resistance -- From enthusiasm to ritual -- The great justification -- Life in the Third Reich -- Conclusions -- Appendixes. A descriptive list of individuals interviewed for this book -- Tables -- The Northeim NSDAP.
Notes: Includes index.
Subject headings (LCSH): Germany--Politics and government--1918-1933.; Local government--Germany; Local government--Germany--Case studies.; National socialism.