Hitler

Description
Adolf Hitler has left a lasting mark on the twentieth-century, as the dictator of Germany and instigator of a genocidal war, culminating in the ruin of much of Europe and the globe. This innovative best-seller explores the nature and mechanics of Hitler's power, and how he used it.

Contents
Preface
Introduction
I. POWER OF THE 'IDEA'
II. GETTING POWER
1. The movement
2. The masses
3. The elites
III.REPRESSION AND POWER
4. The atomisation of opposition
5. The subjugation of legality inthe Fuhrer state
IV.PLEBISCITARY POWER
6. The underlying consensus
7. Agencies of acclamation
8. Fuhrer acclamation and regime dynamism
V. EXPANSION OF POWER
9. The erosion of collective government
10. The seizure of opportunity
VI.ABSOLUTE POWER
11. The disintegration of the state
12. The 'idea' becomes reality
VII. HUBRIS OF POWER
Conclusion
Further Reading
Chronology
Abbreviations
Index

Features

• Best-selling study by a highly-respected scholar.
• Provides a vital introduction to the character and exercise of Hitler's dictatorial power.
• Explores how Hitler came to control the machinery of a modern complex state.

Reviews

'... this short book ought to be read by everybody with any interest, whether general or specialized, in Hitler and the Third Reich.'   History