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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Muhlberger, Detlef

Titel

HITLER'S FOLLOWERS: STUDIES IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF THE NAZI MOVEMENT

Ist Teil von

• New York, NY: Routledge, 1991. xii+276 pp, 1991, p.xii+276-xii+276

Erscheinungsjahr

1991

Quelle

Sociological Abstracts

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• A systematic assessment of the social structure of the Nazi party in several regions of Germany during its so-called Kampfzeit phase, presented in 7 Chpts with an Introduction. Using new archival material, it is shown that the Nazi party & its arms marshalled support that was surprisingly socially heterogeneous. (1) Historiographical and Methodological Aspects -- provides a brief historiographical review of the main conclusions reached on the social bases of Nazism, discusses methodological strategies employed in the book, & offers an outline of occupational subgroups from which the Nazis drew to bolster their numbers. (2) The Western Ruhr, 1925-6 -- focuses on the social composition of several Nazi branches in the Ruhr region of Germany to argue that the membership of the Nazi party was heterogeneous & included many people from the lower class (Lc). (3) Gau Wurttemberg, 1928-30 -- chronicles the Nazi party's development in Wurttemberg, in the southern region of Germany, maintaining that the party did mobilize considerable Lc support by 1930s but found it much more difficult to retain it over time. (4) Gau Hesse-Nassau-South, 1929-31 -- examines the Nazi party in Hesse to present an evaluation of the social types drawn to support the party in its Kampfzeit (combat) phase. (5) Gau South-Hanover-Brunswick, 1925-33 -- turns to the development of the Nazi party in Gau (district) South-Hanover-Brunswick, explores the social backgrounds of the members who joined the party there, & describes the occupational subgroups of various party branches in the region. (6) The SA -- recounts the development of the SA (Sturmabteilung [Storm Trooper Section]) during the Kampfzeit phase, focusing on the social structure & social composition of the organization, to argue that the SA was essentially a Lc organization. (7) The SS -- explores the oldest Nazi specialist organization, the SS (Stabswache [Staff Guard]), focusing on the social & occupational composition of its membership, to reveal the manner in which the SS differed both from the Nazi party & the SA. References are encompassed in Chpt Notes. 26 Tables, Bibliog. W. Howard