Family punishment in Nazi Germany : Sippenhaft, terror and myth / Robert Loeffel
"In the Third Reich, political dissidents were not the only ones liable to be punished for their crimes. Their parents, siblings and relatives also risked reprisals. This concept - known as Sippenhaft - was based in ideas of blood and purity. This definitive study surveys the threats, fears and...
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| Main Authors: | Loeffel, Robert (Author) |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Basingstoke [u.a.] : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012 |
| Edition: | 1. publ |
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| Online Access: | Cover Inhaltsverzeichnis Cover |
| Summary: | "In the Third Reich, political dissidents were not the only ones liable to be punished for their crimes. Their parents, siblings and relatives also risked reprisals. This concept - known as Sippenhaft - was based in ideas of blood and purity. This definitive study surveys the threats, fears and infliction of this part of the Nazi system of terror"-- "In the Third Reich, political dissidents were not the only ones liable to be punished for their crimes. Their parents, siblings and relatives also risked reprisals. This concept - known as Sippenhaft - was based in ideas of blood and purity. This definitive study surveys the threats, fears and infliction of this part of the Nazi system of terror"-- |
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| Physical Description: | X, 258 S. Kt 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 0230343058 9780230343054 |
