Historians and the problem of exploring Nazism -- The essence of Nazism : form of fascism, brand of totalitarianism, or unique phenomenon? -- Politics and economics in the Nazi state -- Hitler : "master of the Third Reich" or "weak dictator"? -- Hitler and the Holocaust -- Nazi foreign policy : Hiltler's "programme" or "expansion without object"? -- The Third Reich : "social reaction" or "social revolution"? -- "Normality" and genocide : the problem of "historicization" -- Living with the Nazi past : The "Historikerstreit" and after
Summary
This book explores the major themes and debates relating to Nazism. The second edition has been revised to include two new chapters on recent discussions about the Third Reich, and the effect of its Nazi past on the present and future identity of West Germany
