Machine derived contents note: List of tables, figures, and maps -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Abbreviations -- 1. Nürnberg and the emergence of National Socialism -- 2. Enter the stormtroopers: the Nürnberg SA, 1922-23 -- 3. 'The guarantor of Unity': Nürnberg's SA between 1924 and 1929 -- 4. Ready to assume power: the SA during the Great Depression -- 5. 'The party bosses are our misfortune': the Stegmann revolt, November 1932 to March 1933 -- 6. The illusion of power: from the advent of the Third Reich to the Röhm putsch -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index