Title Stormtroopers : a Social, Economic and Ideological Analysis 1929-35

Published London : Routledge, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (256 pages) Series Routledge Library Editions: Nazi Germany and the Holocaust Routledge library editions. Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Dedication; Abbreviations; Glossary of German Terms Used in Text; 1 Introduction; 2 The SA and German Society: Problems of Interpretation; 3 The SA''s Social Composition; The Occupational Background of the Active SA''s Rank and File, 1929-35; Unemployment Levels within the SA, 1929-35; The Age of the Active SA''s Rank and File, 1929-35; The Martial Status of the Active SA''s Rank and File, 1929-35; Education, Religion and Politics in the Active SA; Leaders and Reservists 4 The SA and the Employment QuestionThe State, Public Institutions and SA Employment; The Private Sector and SA Employment; The SA''s Own Measures; 5 The SA and its Sources of Financial and Welfare Assistance; Financial Assistance and Welfare Provision from the State; Assistance from Private Sources; Assistance from the Nazi Movement; The Provision of Assistance from within the SA; 6 Ideology and Politics of the SA; Ideological Heterogeneity and Radical Activism within the SA; The Response of the Leadership; 7 Targets for SA Radicalism; The Social Democratic Movement; The Catholic Movement The Conservative RightRegulated Society: Authority, Institutions and Privilege; The Nazi Party; Individuals; 8 The SA in the Radical Camp: Stormtroopers and Communists; 9 Conclusion; Sources; Index Summary This examination of Hitler's stormtroopers provides vital insights into the collapse of the Weimar Republic and the establishment of the Nazi state. Drawing on a wide range of archival sources and extensive biographical material left by the stormtroopers themselves, the author challenges the belief that Hitler's SA was predominantly lower-middle class. This revealing study of street politics during an era of economic and political dislocation and is an important contribution to the history of inter-war Germany which will appeal to the advanced undergraduate and postgraduate reader alike Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. Sturmabteilung. SUBJECT Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. Sturmabteilung fast Subject HISTORY -- Europe -- Germany. Politics and government SUBJECT Germany -- Politics and government -- 1918-1933. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054639 Germany -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054640 Subject Germany Form Electronic book ISBN 9781317638445 1317638441 9781315759197 1315759195

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