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The Heroic Earth: Geopolitical Thought in Weimar Germany, 1918-1933
David T Murphy
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Hardcover. In this challenge to traditional historiography, the author argues that geopolitical ideas were most dynamic and significant in Germany during the democratic culture of the Weimar Republic. He asserts that rather than rising with the Nazis, geopolitics faded in importance when Hitler came to power. Num Pages: 340 pages, 21 line drawings, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 685.
In ""The Heroic Earth"" David T. Murphy argues that geopolitical ideas were most dynamic and significant in Germany not during the Nazi era (1933-45) but in the democratic culture of the Weimar Republic (1919-33). By helping to condition the German population to geopolitical ideas, which emphasized revision of the Versailles settlement and enlarging Germany's living space, geopolitics helped contribute to Nazi imperialism. From the defeat of Germany in 1918 until the rise of National Socialism in 1933, theories of geopolitical determinism enjoyed a broad currency in many fields of German public life. The ancient notion that environmental factors - climate, ... Read more
In ""The Heroic Earth"" David T. Murphy argues that geopolitical ideas were most dynamic and significant in Germany not during the Nazi era (1933-45) but in the democratic culture of the Weimar Republic (1919-33). By helping to condition the German population to geopolitical ideas, which emphasized revision of the Versailles settlement and enlarging Germany's living space, geopolitics helped contribute to Nazi imperialism. From the defeat of Germany in 1918 until the rise of National Socialism in 1933, theories of geopolitical determinism enjoyed a broad currency in many fields of German public life. The ancient notion that environmental factors - climate, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Kent, OH, United States
ISBN
9780873385640
SKU
V9780873385640
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