Preface to the first edition -- Preface to the revised edition -- Part one : The death of the democracy : 1922 to January 1933 -- The setting -- The anatomy of the town -- Enter the Nazis -- Exploiting victory -- Authoritarians unite -- The depths of the depression -- Political crescendo -- Things fall apart -- The last winter -- Part two : Introducing the dictatorship : January 1933 to May 1945 -- The last elections -- The uses of electoral success -- The terror system -- Whipping up enthusiasm -- The atomization of society -- The positive aspect -- Reaction and resistance -- From enthusiasm to ritual -- The great justification -- Life in the Third Reich -- Conclusions -- Appendixes. A descriptive list of individuals interviewed for this book -- Tables -- The Northeim NSDAP.
Summary:
Documents the propaganda and politics that brought Nazism to power in one German town where the population was predominately Lutheran and the largest local employer was the Civil Service.
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