Family punishment in Nazi Germany : sippenhaft, terror and myth

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)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published:Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012
Subjects:
Geschichte 1933-1945
Politischer Gefangener
Familie
Haft
Drittes Reich
Deutschland
(lcsh)Dissenters > Germany > History > 20th century.
(lcsh)Dissenters > Family relationships > Germany > History > 20th century.
(lcsh)Punishment > Germany > History > 20th century.
(lcsh)State-sponsored terrorism > Germany > History > 20th century.
(lcsh)Punishment > Social aspects > Germany > History > 20th century.
(bisacsh)HISTORY / Europe / Germany.
(bisacsh)HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century.
(bisacsh)HISTORY / Military / World War II.
(lcsh)Germany > Politics and government > 1933-1945.
(lcsh)Germany > Social conditions > 1933-1945.
Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
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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"--(Provided by publisher.)
Item Description:Literaturangaben
Physical Description:X, 258 S. 22 cm
ISBN:9780230343054
0230343058

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