The German right in the Weimar Republic : studies in the history of German conservatism, nationalism, and antisemitism from 1918 to 1933 / edited by Larry Eugene Jones ; contributors Joseph W. Bendersky [and nine others].

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Consisting of ten chapters ably edited by Jones, who contributes the introduction as well as one of the volume's more compelling chapters, this collection is principally devoted to providing examples of some of the most recent scholarship on Weimar Germany's right-wing parties and institutions. Before the Nazis took power in 1933-34 and absorbed the youth groups and other institutions associated with the political Right, right-wing parties were characterized not only by their shared hostility to the Weimar system, but also by their inability to form a unified bloc. The strength of this collection is its engagement with this ideological and institutional diversity. Organizations like the Pan-German League, the German National People's Party, and the Nazi Party had their own distinct and sometimes shifting priorities, and while their nationalist and anti-Semitic views overlapped, they were far from identical. Though not intended for general readers (who will find relatively little about Hitler and the Nazis here), specialists will benefit from this volume's exploration of the ideas that shaped the German Right and the ways that their spokesmen negotiated their ideological differences during a period of profound societal crisis. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students/faculty. --Kevin C. O'Connor, Gonzaga University