{"product_id":"ideology-of-death-why-the-holocaust-happened-in-germany-9781566631747","title":"Ideology of Death: Why the Holocaust Happened in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite all the thousands of studies of the Holocaust and the rise of Nazi Germany, we still have no satisfactory explanation of why this tragedy occurred in one of the most \"civilized\" of Western nations. John Weiss's Ideology of Death is the first book to explore the unique nature of German history, showing how it rejected the liberal ideals of the Enlightenment, and to trace the culture of racism and anti-Semitism among powerful elites and ordinary Germans over a long period of German history. In a stunningly lucid narrative, Weiss describes exactly how and why Christian anti-Semitism, in its unique form among German Protestants and Austrian Catholics, reinforced modern secular racism to create an explosive mix. Using the latest research, he details how the Nazis, building on traditional German anti-Semitism, were able to adjust it so as to appeal to a wide variety of social groups–crucial to their electoral success. And he explains the specific complicities of various German groups and institutions in the Holocaust, and why they voluntarily cooperated with the Nazis. In its clarity and compelling argument, Ideology of Death is certain to be one of the most important books for many years to come on the reasons behind the Holocaust.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEffective. * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003eIlluminating...deserves a permanent place on bookshelves. * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eAn extremely stimulating and informative work...Weiss has produced a detailed, clearly written account. * Kirkus *\u003cbr\u003eFor many readers this book can safely take the place of an entire history. -- Raul Hilberg, author of The Destruction of the European Jews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 1 Preface  vii Part 2 The Christian Legacy  3 Part 3 Luther and the Reformation  20 Part 4 The Enlightenment  36 Part 5 The Liberation of the Jews in France  50 Part 6 The Nationalist Reaction: Germany, 1815-1848  64 Part 7 Anti-Semitism in the Bismarck Era  80 Part 8 The Rise of Populist Anti-Semitism  97 Part 9 Anti-Semitism Among the Elites, 1890-1914  112 Part 10 Anti-Semitism, Academics, and Intellectuals, 1890-1914  128 Part 11 Opposing Anti-Semitism  143 Part 12 Catholic Anti-Semitism in the Austrian Empire  156 Part 13 Racial Nationalism in Austria  173 Part 14 Hitler in Austria  191 Part 15 The Great War and Racism  206 Part 16 The Seedbed: The Postwar Wave of Anti-Semitism  222 Part 17 The Battle for Culture  239 Part 18 Organizing the Nazis, 1924-1930 19 Anti-Semitism and the Nazi Vote  271 Part 20 Hitler and the Elites  288 Part 21 Hitler in Power  306 Part 22 Toward a Racial Empire  317 Part 23 The Ideology of Death  325 Part 24 Complicities  342 Part 25 Resistance, Public Opinion, Knowledge  362 Part 26 Aftermath: Judgment and Innocence  380 Part 27 Notes  399 Part 28 Index  413","brand":"Ivan R Dee, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515918258519,"sku":"9781566631747","price":16.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781566631747.jpg?v=1745428230","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ideology-of-death-why-the-holocaust-happened-in-germany-9781566631747","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}