From Weimar to Hitler : Studies in the Dissolution of the Weimar Republic and the Establishment of the Third Reich, 1932-1934

Though often depicted as a rapid political transformation, the Nazi seizure of power was in fact a process that extended from the appointment of the Papen cabinet in the early summer of 1932 through the Röhm blood purge two years later. Across fourteen rigorous and carefully researched chapters, __From Weimar to Hitler__ offers a compelling collective investigation of this critical period in modern German history. Each case study presents new empirical research on the crisis of Weimar democracy, the establishment of the Nazi dictatorship, and Hitler’s consolidation of power. Together, they provide multiple perspectives on the extent to which the triumph of Nazism was historically predetermined or the product of human miscalculation and intent. Though Often Depicted As A Rapid Political Transformation, The Nazi Seizure Of Power Was In Fact A Process That Extended From The Appointment Of The Papen Cabinet In The Early Summer Of 1932 Through The Röhm Blood Purge Two Years Later. Across Fourteen Rigorous And Carefully Researched Chapters, From Weimar To Hitler Offers A Compelling Collective Investigation Of This Critical Period In Modern German History. Each Case Study Presents New Empirical Research On The Crisis Of Weimar Democracy, The Establishment Of The Nazi Dictatorship, And Hitler's Consolidation Of Power. Together, They Provide Multiple Perspectives On The Extent To Which The Triumph Of Nazism Was Historically Predetermined Or The Product Of Human Miscalculation And Intent-- Taming The Nazi Beast : Kurt Von Schleicher And The End Of The Weimar Republic / Larry Eugene Jones -- Ausnahmezustand, Staatsnotstandsplan, And Ermachtigungsgesetz : Reappraising Carl Schmitt's Political Constitutionalism And The Demise Of Weimar / Joseph W. Bendersky -- Ludwig Kaas And The End Of The German Center Party / Martin Menke -- The Nazi Seizure Of Power In Bavaria And The Demise Of The Bavarian People's Party / Winfried Becker -- German Big Business And The Nazi Revolution, 1933-34 / Peter Hayes -- Violence Against 'ostjuden' In The Spring Of 1933 And The Reaction Of German Authorities / Hermann Beck -- The Sa In The Gleichschaltung : The Context Of Power And Violence / Bruce B. Campbell -- Nationalist Socialism Against National Socialism? Perceptions Of Nazism And Anti-nazi Strategies In The Circle Of The Neue Blatter Fur Den Sozialismus, 1930-34 / Stefan Vogt -- Nationalism, Socialism, And Organized Labor's Response To The Dissolution Of The Weimar Republic / William L. Patch, Jr -- From Collegiality To The Fuhrerprinzip : The 1933 Introduction Of The Episcopacy In The Hamburg Landeskirche / Rainer Hering -- Friedrich Von Bodelschwingh And The Protestant Appeasement Of The Nazi Regime, 1933-34 / Edward Snyder -- In Search Of Allies : Catholic Conservatives, The Alliance Of Catholic Germans, And The Nazi Regime, 1933-34 / Larry Eugene Jones And Kevin P. Spicer -- German Youth Between Euphoria And Resistance : Political Coercion And The Coordination Of German Youth / Andre Postert -- German Youth, Your Leader! How National Socialism Entered Elementary Schools In 1933 / Katharine Kennedy. Edited By Hermann Beck And Larry Eugene Jones. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Contents List of Abbreviations Introduction The Nazi Seizure of Power in Historical and Historiographical Perspective Chapter 1 Taming the Nazi Beast: Kurt von Schleicher and the End of the Weimar Republic Chapter 2 Ausnahmezustand, Staatsnotstandsplan, and Ermächtigungsgesetz: Reappraising Carl Schmitt’s Political Constitutionalism and the Demise of Weimar Chapter 3 Ludwig Kaas and the End of the German Center Party Chapter 4 The Nazi Seizure of Power in Bavaria and the Demise of the Bavarian People’s Party Chapter 5 German Big Business and the National Revolution, 1933–34 Chapter 6 Violence against “Ostjuden” in the Spring of 1933 and the Reaction of German Authorities Chapter 7 The SA in the Gleichschaltung: The Context of Pressure and Violence Chapter 8 Nationalist Socialism against National Socialism? Perceptions of Nazism and Anti-Nazi Strategies in the Circle of the Neue Blätter für den Sozialismus, 1930–34 Chapter 9 Nationalism, Socialism, and Organized Labor’s Response to the Dissolution of the Weimar Republic Chapter 10 From Collegiality to the Führerprinzip: The 1933 Introduction of the Episcopacy in the Hamburg Landeskirche Chapter 11 Friedrich von Bodelschwingh and the Protestant Appeasement of the Nazi Regime, 1933–34 Chapter 12 In Search of Allies: Catholic Conservatives, the Alliance of Catholic Germans, and the Nazi Regime, 1933–34 Chapter 13 German Youth between Euphoria and Resistance: Political Coercion and the Coordination of German Youth Chapter 14 “German Youth, Your Leader!” How National Socialism Entered Elementary Schools in 1933 Conclusion Reaffirming the Value of Political History Index Though often depicted as a rapid political transformation, the Nazi seizure of power was in fact a slow process, beginning with the appointment of the Papen cabinet in the early summer of 1932 and extending through the Roehm blood purge two years later. Across fifteen rigorous and carefully researched chapters, From Weimar to Hitler gives a compelling collective investigation of this critical period in modern German history. Each case study presents new empirical research on the crisis of Weimar democracy, the establishment of the Nazi dictatorship, and Hitler's consolidation of power. Together, they provide multiple perspectives on the question of the extent to which the Nazis' rise was historically predetermined or the product of human miscalculation and intent From Weimar to Hitler examines the crisis of Weimar democracy, the establishment of the Nazi dictatorship, and the Nazi consolidation of power, drawing from multiple perspectives to discover whether the transition from Weimar to Hitler was historically predetermined or the product of human miscalculation and intent.