Nazism, Liberalism, and Christianity : Protestant Social Thought in Germany and Great Britain, 1925-1937 /

The Great Depression devastated the economies of both Germany and Great Britain. Yet the middle classes in the two countries responded in vastly different ways. German Protestants, perceiving a choice among a Bolshevik-style revolution, the chaos and decadence of Weimar liberalism, and Nazi authorit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barnes, Kenneth C., 1956-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
National socialism.
Liberalism.
Christian sociology > History of doctrines.
RELIGION > Christianity > Protestant.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
RELIGION > Christian Life > Social Issues.
National Socialism.
Nazisme.
Liberalisme > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Liberalism > History > 20th century.
Christian sociology > Great Britain > History of doctrines > 20th century.
Christian sociology > Germany > History of doctrines > 20th century.
Great Britain.
Germany.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The Great Depression devastated the economies of both Germany and Great Britain. Yet the middle classes in the two countries responded in vastly different ways. German Protestants, perceiving a choice among a Bolshevik-style revolution, the chaos and decadence of Weimar liberalism, and Nazi authoritarianism, voted Hitler into power and then acquiesced in the resulting dictatorship. In Britain, Labour and Tory politicians moved gingerly together to form a National Government that muddled through the Depression with piecemeal reform. In this troubling book about troubled times, Kenneth Barnes loo.
Physical Description:1 online resource (216 pages).
ISBN:9780813156606

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