Robert Gellately è uno storico di spicco dell'Europa moderna, particolarmente focalizzato sulle epoche della Seconda Guerra Mondiale e della Guerra Fredda. Il suo esteso interesse per l'Olocausto lo ha portato anche a ricercare altri genocidi, per i quali mantiene rigorose linee guida definitorie. Il lavoro di Gellately approfondisce le dinamiche di potere, consenso e coercizione all'interno dei regimi totalitari. Attraverso analisi spesso basate su documenti originali e testimonianze, la sua erudizione sfida le narrazioni storiche semplificate, enfatizzando complessi processi sociali e politici.
Nazi ideology drove Hitler's quest for power in 1933, colored everything in the Third Reich, and culminated in the Second World War and the Holocaust. In this book, Gellately addresses often-debated questions about how Fuhrer discovered the ideology and why millions adopted aspects of National Socialism without having laid eyes on the leader or reading his work.
A thought-provoking assessment and documentation of one of the most terrible periods in history - the rise and fall of the Nazi Party.
The book offers a daring analysis of the significant social and political transformations in Europe during the tumultuous years from 1914 to 1945. It covers pivotal events such as the Russian Revolution and the Second World War, exploring the interconnectedness of these upheavals and their impact on European society. Through a comprehensive examination, it sheds light on the forces that shaped modern Europe during this critical period.
Robert Gellately challenges the belief that the German people knew little about the Nazi terror, and the tendency of historians to distance ordinary Germans from its excesses. He reveals for the first time the social consensus behind the regime and the extent to which German men and women were involved in the persecution of social outsiders and 'race enemies'.
This book examines the everyday operations of the Gestapo, the Nazi secret police. How were the Gestapo able to detect the smallest signs of noncompliance with Nazi doctrines, especially 'crimes' pertaining to the private spheres of social, family, and sexual life? How could the police enforce policies such as those designed to isolate the Jews or foreign workers with such apparent ease?