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Popular Opinion in Totalitarian Regimes

Fascism, Nazism, Communism

Paul Corner editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:1st Oct '09

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Fascism, Nazism, and Communism dominated the history of much of the twentieth century, yet comparatively little attention has focused on popular reactions to the regimes that sprang from these ideologies. Popular Opinion in Totalitarian Regimes is the first volume to investigate popular reactions to totalitarian rule in the Soviet Union, Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and the communist regimes in Poland and East Germany after 1945. The contributions, written for this volume by internationally acknowledged experts in their fields, move beyond the rather static vision provided by traditional themes of consent and coercion to construct a more nuanced picture of everyday life in the various regimes. The book provides many new insights into the ways totalitarian regimes functioned and the reasons for their decline, encouraging comparisons between the different regimes and stimulating re-evaluation of long-established positions.

[an] extremely interesting volume * Alexander de Grand, English Historical Review *
Corner's introduction is exemplary in its clarity and his seeming simplicity indicates an effortless mastery of the major debates on the subject... a really excellent book. * R. J. B. Bosworth, University of Western Australia and editor of The Oxford Handbook of Fascism *
A most impressive collection of essays, bringing together pieces by some of the leading scholars in their respective fields (Corner, Kershaw, Fitzpatrick) with cutting edge contributions on particular aspects based on original research. * Jeremy Noakes, University of Exeter and co-editor of Nazism 1919-1945: A Documentary Reader *
Essential reading for every serious student of modern dictatorships... It goes to the very heart of how totalitarian dictatorships worked. * Robert O. Paxton, Columbia and author of The Anatomy of Fascism *

ISBN: 9780199566525

Dimensions: 240mm x 163mm x 20mm

Weight: 546g

256 pages