Title: The ideological roots of German national socialism
First published: 1999
Description: "This study in analytic intellectual history examines the ideologies that animated the rise of Hitler and the Nazi state.

The research reveals linkages among three dominant strains of racist thought: mythological/intellectual, its roots in ancient saga, proclaimed the Nordic as the ideal race and urged its regeneration; biological, based on Darwinian theory, became the "scientific" basis for the claim of German superiority and was the dominant influence on Hitler; nationalist/conservative, called for a strong state to be governed by a single individual.

All three strains extolled German superiority and provided the synergistic force that linked leadership, party, and the people."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Ideology, History, National socialism, Social Darwinism, Racism, Eugenics, World war, 1939-1945, causes, Germany, social conditions
Places: Germany
People: Adolf Hitler (1889-1945)
Time periods: 20th century
LC classification: DD256.5 .V48 1999