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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Auteurs principaux:Loeffel, Robert (Auteur)
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Langue:English
Publié:Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012
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Résumé:"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.)
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Description matérielle:X, 258 S. 22 cm
ISBN:9780230343054
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