The People's Dictatorship

'An outstanding study, wide-ranging yet concise with vivid examples and pointers to fresh scholarship. Steinweis expertly guides the reader through complex issues, highlighting the interconnectedness of Nazi expansionism and racial policy, and offering cogent reflections on the relationship between the Nazi regime and the German people.' Elizabeth Harvey, University of Nottingham 'This is an admirably lucid, reliable, and comprehensive account that will benefit students and specialists alike. Bringing to bear a wide variety of source materials and angles of vision, Steinweis provides not only a fine introduction to the history of Nazi Germany, but also a sure footed guide to the state of knowledge on a host of formerly or currently contested issues. Highly recommended.' Peter Hayes, Northwestern University 'Many Germans persuaded themselves they were building a “people's community”; instead, they enabled a dictatorship. Alan Steinweis explores how the Nazi elite achieved this but also deftly incorporates recent insights from social and cultural history to show both approval and rejection of Nazi policy among the population at large.' Geoffrey J. Giles, University of Florida 'A solid synthesis of the most recent literature that has appeared on Nazi Germany.' Martijn Lak, Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis 'When reviewing a new textbook on the Third Reich, one generally looks for three elements: an original narrative, a consideration of central themes and problems, and the incorporation of recent research. Alan Steinweis's well-conceived, fluently-written new history accomplishes these three tasks.' Eric Kurlander, German Studies Review 'This is hardly the first student-facing generalist work on the Third Reich to be published in recent times, but it is destined to rank as one of the best. This is not only because of its crisp, state-of-the-art content. It also provides some of the clearest explanations on offer of key interpretations developed from 1945 onwards.' Matthew Stibbe, European History Quarterly 'This book offers an excellent, up-to-date synthesis of the scholarship on Nazi Germany. Chronologically organized, the volume covers virtually every topic related to the Nazi regime, from the rise of racial antisemitism in the nineteenth century to Germany's fanatical prosecution of the war effort right up until Hitler's death in April 1945.' Catherine Epstein, Holocaust and Genocide Studies