LEADER 02304cam a2200373 a 4500003 hubpceuo 005 20230215143110.0 008 850422s1986 nyu b 001 0 eng 010 85010555 020 0195036905 040 DLC |cDLC |dDLC |dhubpceuo |beng 041 eng 043 e-gx--- 050 00 DD221.5 |b.S758 1986 082 00 943.08 |219 100 1 Smith, Woodruff D. 245 14 The ideological origins of Nazi imperialism / |cWoodruff D. Smith. 260 New York : |bOxford University Press, |c1986. 300 viii, 333 p. ; |c25 cm. 500 Includes index. 504 Bibliography: p. 309-325. 520 This study traces the evolution of imperialist ideology in Germany from Bismarck in the mid-19th century through Hitler and the Third Reich. Although much has been written about the virulently racist and anti-communist ideologies of the Nazi party, this is the first book to treat Nazi imperialism as a separate ideology and set it within a sturdy theoretical framework. Smith contends that Nazi imperialism represented the last, ambitious attempt to integrate two century-old ideologies--the elite, pro-industrial Weltpolitik and the popular-based, pro-agrarian Lebensraum--into a single system. In fact, Smith argues that it was largely the way in which the Nazis attempted to reconcile these contradictory ideologies that explains Germany's disastrous policies during World War II. This wide-ranging study also contributes to the debates over several other aspects of German history, including German military aims in World War II, the continuity--or discontinuity--of German policy from Bismarck to Hitler, and the relation between ideology and social-political life. 580 The Roger Griffin ComFas Collection 650 0 Imperialism. 650 0 National socialism. 651 0 Germany |xForeign relations |y1871-1918. 651 0 Germany |xForeign relations |y20th century. 880 |6245 942 |2ddc |cBK 952 |00 |10 |2ddc |40 |6943_080000000000000_SMI |70 |8GEN |9161311OSA |bOSA |d2023-02-01 |eComFas |l0 |o943.08 SMI |r2023-02-01 |w2023-02-01 |yBK |cGeneral Stacks 920 01 3YRVN8Y1 992 01 943_080000000000000_SMI |bQVW_ZRZZZZZZZZZZZZZ_7DH 966 |cIn the Research Room