The explorer's roadmap to national-socialism : Sven Hedin, geography and the path to genocide / Sarah K. Danielsson
Introduction: at the heart of the matter: the politics of science -- Part I. From geographer to political activist, 1880-1933: Geographical knowledge is world power: Sven Hedin's rise to fame and influence, 1885-1903; the ideological conviction of a germanic nationalist: Hedin the agitator, 190...
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| Main Authors: | Danielsson, Sarah Kristina (Author) |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Farnham [u.a.] : Ashgate, 2012 |
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| Summary: | Introduction: at the heart of the matter: the politics of science -- Part I. From geographer to political activist, 1880-1933: Geographical knowledge is world power: Sven Hedin's rise to fame and influence, 1885-1903; the ideological conviction of a germanic nationalist: Hedin the agitator, 1904-1913; at the front lines of the great war: defending the Germanic cause, 1914-1918; "there is a cancer in the middle of Europe": Hedin's national-socialist blue-print, 1919-1934 -- Part II. The Nazi years and the aftermath, 1934-1952: The hour of retribution has struck: the fateful years, 1935-1938; on a mission in Berlin: plans for the East and the move towards genocide, 1939-1941; the truest friend of the Third Reich: justifying genocide, 1942-1945; the final years: Sven Hedin, Apologia pro vita sua -- Conclusion: the politics of science: in defense of the indefensible |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | VI, 304 S. 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781409432128 1409432122 9781409432135 1409432130 |
