Political Languages in the Age of Extremes

Informationen zum Autor Willibald Steinmetz is Professor of Modern and Contemporary Political History at University of Bielefeld. Klappentext This volume explores the relationship between language and political power in the Age of Extremes. Topics include leadership cults under Stalin and Mussolini, depictions of enemies, secret diary-writing under Nazism, and the defence strategies of Soviet party members and Gestapo prisoners. Zusammenfassung This volume explores the relationship between language and political power in the Age of Extremes. Topics include leadership cults under Stalin and Mussolini! depictions of enemies! secret diary-writing under Nazism! and the defence strategies of Soviet party members and Gestapo prisoners.

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• Authors: Willibald Steinmetz, Willibald (Professor of Modern and Cont Steinmetz
• Assisted by: Willibald Steinmetz (Editor), Willibald (Professor of Modern and Contemporary Political History Steinmetz (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.10.2012
• EAN: 9780199663330
• ISBN: 978-0-19-966333-0
• No. of pages: 422
• Series: Studies of the German Historical Institute, London; Studies of the German Historic; Studies of the German Historical Institute, London; Studies of the German Historic
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education