Greeks, Romans, Germans: How the Nazis Usurped Europe's Classical Past

by Johann Chapoutot

Book Overview

Much has been written about the conditions that made possible Hitler's rise and the Nazi takeover of Germany, but when we tell the story of the National Socialist Party, should we not also speak of Julius Caesar and Pericles? Greeks, Romans, Germans argues that to fully understand the racist, violent end of the Nazi regime, we must examine its appropriation of the heroes and lessons of the ancient world. When Hitler told the assembled masses that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520292979
• ISBN13: 9780520292970
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.9" x 8.9"