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Book SynopsisThis richly illustrated book details the wide-ranging construction and urban planning projects launched across Germany after the Nazi Party seized power. The authors show that it was an intentional program to thoroughly reorganize Germany’s economic, cultural, and political landscapes in order to create a dramatically new Nazi Germany.
Trade ReviewAn indispensable work for anyone interested in urban planning and architecture under National Socialism. Erudite, captivating, and filled with fascinating photos and maps, the book leaves the reader with a comprehensive understanding of the multifaceted and often contradictory imprint of Nazi ideology on the built landscape of Germany. -- Guntram H. Herb, Middlebury College
Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figures Preface 1 Statism, Totalitarianism, and National Socialism 2 Things to Take Your Breath Away: The Führer Cities 3 A Nazi Civic Spirit: Reordering Cities and Towns 4 From Chaos to Order and Back Again: Home, Hearth, and Family Life 5 Mind, Body, and Heart: Turning Germans into Nazis 6 The Machinery of Conquest: The Military-Industrial Complex 7 Working toward Genocide: Camps of Confinement, Enslavement, and Death Epilogue: The Building and Breaking of Nazi Germany Notes Bibliography Index About the Authors
