Marriage and fatherhood in the Nazi SS /

"From 1931 to 1945, leaders of the SS, a paramilitary group under the Nazi party, sought to transform their organization into a racially-elite family community that would serve as the Third Reich's new aristocracy. They utilized the science of eugenics to convince SS men to marry suitable...

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Autore principale: Carney, Amy Beth (Autore)
Natura: Licensed eBooks
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Toronto Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press [2018]
Serie:German and European studies.
Accesso online:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3138/j.ctv2fjwqcz
Sommario:
  • Cover; Page i; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Engagement and Marriage Command; 2 Establishing SS Families; 3 Marriage during the Second World War; 4 Sustaining the Family Community during the War; 5 Belonging to the Family Community; 6 Assessing SS Population Politics and the Family Community; Appendices; Appendix A: The Engagement and Marriage Command; Appendix B: Development of the SS; Appendix C: Rank Comparisons; Appendix D: Organization of the Allgemeine-SS; Notes; Bibliography; Index