1. Introduction -- 2. Historiographical survey -- 3. Methodological problems -- 4. The social characteristics of the Nazi Party in its formative years, 1919-1923 -- 5. The social characteristics of the membership and leadership of the Nazi Party, 1925-1933 -- 6. The social characteristics of the membership and leadership of Nazi specialist organisations -- 7. The social geometry of the Nazi electorate, 1928-1933 -- 8. Conclusion