Drittes Reich, wie ich es auffasse. English

"A Third Reich, as i see it" : politics, society, and private life in the diaries of Nazi Germany, 1933-1939 / Janosch Steuwer ; translated by Bernard Heise.

Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2023]

xi, 649 pages ; 23 cm

Originally published: "Ein Drittes Reich, wie ich es aufasse" : Politik, Gesellschaft und privates Leben in Tagebüchern 1933-1939. Göttingen : Wallstein Verlag, 2017.

"With the beginning of the National Socialist dictatorship, Germany not only experienced a deep political turning point but the private life of Germans also changed fundamentally. The Nazi regime had far-reaching ideas about how the individual should think and act. In "A Third Reich, as I See It" Janosch Steuwer examines the private diaries of ordinary Germans written between 1933 and 1939 and shows how average citizens reacted to the challenges of National Socialism. Some felt the urge and desire to adapt to the political circumstances. Others felt compelled to do so. They all contributed to the realization of the vision of a homogeneous, conflict-free, and "racially pure" society. In a detailed manner and with a convincing sense of the bigger picture, Steuwer shows how the tense efforts of people to fit in, and at the same time to preserve existing opinions and self-conceptions, led to a close intertwining of the private and the political. "A Third Reich, as I See It" offers a surprisingly new look at how the ideological visions of National Socialism found their way into the everyday reality of Germans"-- Provided by publisher.

Online version: Steuwer, Janosch. "A Third Reich, as i see it" Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, 2023

English

August 09, 2023

Thesis Universität Bochum 2015.

Includes bibliographical references and index.