State Violence in Nazi Germany - From Kristallnacht to Barbarossa

"Through analyses of three eventful years in Nazi Germany's history, this book offers a new account of the phenomenon of extreme state violence as a special category of violence, in which the armed forces are used unnecessarily and excessively, often on thin pretexts, and only rarely with the intention of carrying a message to the public"--

List of contents

Prologue by Jacqueline Rose Introduction 1. Types of Violent Events 2. Kristallnacht Revisited 3. Three Final Solutions 4. Two or Three Jewish Policies 5. Subduing and Annihilating Germans 6. Why States Use Violence Excessively Epilogue

About the author

Emanuel Marx is Professor Emeritus of Social Anthropology at Tel Aviv University, Israel. He is the author of Bedouin of the Negev, The Social Context of Violent Behaviour and Bedouin of Mount Sinai and editor of A Composite Portrait of Israel.

Summary

Through analyses of three eventful years in Nazi Germany’s history, this book offers a new account of the phenomenon of extreme state violence as a special category of violence, in which the armed forces are used unnecessarily and excessively, often on thin pretexts, and only rarely with the intention of carrying a message to the public.

Product details

• Authors: Emanuel Marx, Emanuel (Tel Aviv University Marx, Marx Emanuel
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367409852
• ISBN: 978-0-367-40985-2
• No. of pages: 136
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; Sociology, Europe, Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, HISTORY / Military / General, Anthropology, military history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, Second World War, The Holocaust, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / Holocaust, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater