The Nazi Revolution: Hitler's Dictatorship and the German Nation (Problems in European Civilization.)

Rating:
Summary: Good collection of essays, but not an introductory text.
Review: "The Nazi Revolution: Hitler's Dictatorship and the German Nation," (Problems in European Civilization)
by Allan Mitchell (Editor) is a wonderful up-to-date collection of essays from top-notch historians on the current historical debates surrounding the causes and actions of the Nazi Revolution.

Books from the PROBLEMS IN EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION SERIES are designed for upper-level undergraduate and graduate level European history courses. That being said, this book is not an introductory text. The authors of the articles go directly into their subjects, without providing any significant background information. Therefore, you need to have an historical base level of knowledge to work from. Nonetheless, it is an excellent tool for students, scholars and general readers of modern European history.

The text is best used in class discussions and debate.

An excellent representation of Nazi historical scholarship.

Rating:
Summary: Interesting Collection
Review: The Nazi Revolution, revised and edited by Allan Mitchell, is part of a scholarly collection entitled Problems in European Civilization. This book is comprised of a collection of fairly short papers dealing with the cause, rise and effect of Hitler, Nazism and the Third Reich in Europe during the late nineteenth and early to middle twentieth centuries. Since there is a collection of papers from almost to thirty different authors, there are many different ideas portrayed with a wide variety of writing styles instead of a book written by an author or two with a single perspective and writing style. This normal way of one author per book leads to a bias effect. The differing writing styles cause a bit of trouble with the flow of the book and there are some contradictions from segment to segment, but that is expected since everyone has their own views and ideas. However, the many differing views sincerely offer a highly educated outlook on the events dealing with the Nazi rise to power. Since many different writers were published in the same work of literature paves way for a widespread portrayal of ideas and analyses from different backgrounds. Furthermore, the quality of the writing makes it possible for members of a younger generation to comprehend this work. The language used is neither overly difficult or too easy. This book was a very educational and unbiased book that I recommend to anyone who is interested in learning about the Nazis and the underlying causes about Hitler coming to power.

Rating:
Summary: Interesting Collection
Review: The Nazi Revolution, revised and edited by Allan Mitchell, is part of a scholarly collection entitled Problems in European Civilization. This book is comprised of a collection of fairly short papers dealing with the cause, rise and effect of Hitler, Nazism and the Third Reich in Europe during the late nineteenth and early to middle twentieth centuries. Since there is a collection of papers from almost to thirty different authors, there are many different ideas portrayed with a wide variety of writing styles instead of a book written by an author or two with a single perspective and writing style. This normal way of one author per book leads to a bias effect. The differing writing styles cause a bit of trouble with the flow of the book and there are some contradictions from segment to segment, but that is expected since everyone has their own views and ideas. However, the many differing views sincerely offer a highly educated outlook on the events dealing with the Nazi rise to power. Since many different writers were published in the same work of literature paves way for a widespread portrayal of ideas and analyses from different backgrounds. Furthermore, the quality of the writing makes it possible for members of a younger generation to comprehend this work. The language used is neither overly difficult or too easy. This book was a very educational and unbiased book that I recommend to anyone who is interested in learning about the Nazis and the underlying causes about Hitler coming to power.

Rating:
Summary: Not worth the money
Review: This book is a compilation of articles that are extremely disappointing and unhistorical. There are many psychoanalytical articles on Adolf Hitler, which is a method of study that most traditional historians reject as quackery. There are articles that use discredited facts in order to "prove" that Hitler was some kind of inhumane monster. The editor even writes in the introduction that he is taking a look at Nazism with an "elementary morality." It is quite disturbing to see how many historians actually feel morally obligated to condemn Hitler instead of using fact to illustrate his thoughts and actions. This book would be better suited for a class on ethics, but it is certainly not history.

Rating:
Summary: Not worth the money
Review: This book is a compilation of articles that are extremely disappointing and unhistorical. There are many psychoanalytical articles on Adolf Hitler, which is a method of study that most traditional historians reject as quackery. There are articles that use discredited facts in order to "prove" that Hitler was some kind of inhumane monster. The editor even writes in the introduction that he is taking a look at Nazism with an "elementary morality." It is quite disturbing to see how many historians actually feel morally obligated to condemn Hitler instead of using fact to illustrate his thoughts and actions. This book would be better suited for a class on ethics, but it is certainly not history.