Enemies of the people : Hitler's critics and the Gestapo
How do terror and popularity merge under a dictatorship? How did the Gestapo deal with critics of Nazism? Based on hundreds of secret police case files, Enemies of the People explores the day-to-day reality of political policing under Hitler. Examining the Gestapo's policy of 'selective enforcement', J. Ryan Stackhouse challenges the abiding perception of the Gestapo as policing exclusively through terror. Instead, he reveals the complex system of enforcement that defined the relationship between state and society in the Third Reich and helps to explain the Germans' abiding support for Hitler and their complicity in the regime's crimes. Stories of everyday life in Nazi Germany paint the clearest picture yet of just how differently the Gestapo handled certain groups and actions, and the routine investigation, interrogation, and enforcement practices behind this system. Enemies of the People offers penetrating insights into just how reasonable selective enforcement appeared to Germans, and draws unavoidable parallels with the contemporary threat of authoritarianism. Includes bibliographical references (pages 308-322) and index. xvi, 332 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Stackhouse, J. Ryan, 1985-
- NIOD Bibliotheek
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- on1227842950
- Political culture--Germany--History--20th century.
- Nazis--Germany.
- Germany. Geheime Staatspolizei--History.
- Dissenters--Germany--Social conditions--20th century.
- Germany--Politics and government--1933-1945.
- Government, Resistance to--Germany--History--20th century.
- Secret service--Germany--History--20th century.
- Authoritarianism--Germany--History--20th century.
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