Nazism, Fascism and the Working Class [Hardcover]

A collection of ten seminal essays by Tim Mason on the history of National Socialism in Germany.Ten original essays on the history of the National Socialist regime in Germany cover the origins of the Second World War, the role of Hitler in the Nazi regime, as well as the position of the working class and women. Each defines or reinterprets a significant debate in the history of the period.Ten original essays on the history of the National Socialist regime in Germany cover the origins of the Second World War, the role of Hitler in the Nazi regime, as well as the position of the working class and women. Each defines or reinterprets a significant debate in the history of the period.This is a collection of ten path-breaking essays on the history of the National Socialist regime in Germany. The topics covered here include the origins of the Second World War, the role of Hitler in the Nazi regime, and the position of the working class and of women under National Socialism. Each essay defines or reinterprets a significant debate in the history of the Nazi period. The essays, collected here for the first time, include four hitherto not published in English.Introduction Jane Caplan; 1. Some origins of the Second World War; 2. The primacy of politics: politics and economics in National Socialist Germany; 3. The origins of the law on the organization of National Labour of 20 January 1934: an investigation of the relationship between 'archaic' and 'modern' elements in recent German history; 4. Internal crisis and war of aggression, 19389; 5. Women in Nazi Germany 192540: family, welfare and work; 6. Intention and explanation: a current controversy about the explanation of National Socialism; 7. The containment of the working class in Nazi Germany; 8. The Turin strikes of March 1943; 9. The domestic dynamics of Nazi conquests: a response to critics; 10. Whatever happened to 'fascism'?; Bibliography of publications Tim Mason; Bibliography of works cited; Index.