Bestsellers of the Third Reich (eBook)

Readers, Writers and the Politics of Literature

Christian Adam (Autor)

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2021
310 Seiten
Berghahn Books (Verlag)
978-1-80073-040-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Despite the displacement of countless authors, frequent bans of specific titles, and high-profile book burnings, the German book industry boomed during the Nazi period. Notwithstanding the millions of copies of Mein Kampf that were sold, the era's most popular books were diverse and often surprising in retrospect, despite an oppressive ideological and cultural climate: Huxley's Brave New World was widely read in the 1930s, while Saint-Exupry's Wind, Sand and Stars was a great success during the war years. Bestsellers of the Third Reich surveys this motley collection of books, along with the circumstances of their publication, to provide an innovative new window into the history of Nazi Germany.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.4.2021
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Buchhandel / Bibliothekswesen
• Schlagworte: 20th century • Adolf Hitler • against the odds • Bestsellers • bestselling books • biographical • book burnings • Book Market • books • Brave New World • business and industry • Capitalism • Career • Censorship • cultural climate • engaging • Europe • European History • german book industry • German History • Germany • Historical • Huxley • literacy studies • Mein Kampf • Nazi Germany • oppressive ideological climate • Page Turner • Political • Realistic • Saint Exupery • Third Reich • Wealth and poverty
• ISBN-10: 1-80073-040-3 / 1800730403
• ISBN-13: 978-1-80073-040-3 / 9781800730403