Title: Family punishment in Nazi Germany
Description: "In the Third Reich, political dissidents were not the only ones liable to be punished for their crimes. Their parents, siblings and relatives also risked reprisals. This concept - known as Sippenhaft - was based in ideas of blood and purity. This definitive study surveys the threats, fears and infliction of this part of the Nazi system of terror"--
Subjects: Politics and government, State-sponsored terrorism, Dissenters, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, Punishment, Social conditions, Family relationships, HISTORY / Military / World War II, HISTORY / Europe / Germany, History, Murder, Lawyers, Prisoners, Drama, United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California, Solitary confinement, World war, 1939-1945, prisoners and prisons, Political prisoners, germany, Prisoners' families, Social aspects
Places: Germany
Time periods: 20th century, 1933-1945