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1 online resource (216 pages) |
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polychrome |
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. The British and German Traditions; 3. Protestant Social Thought, 1925-1929; 4. Response to the Economic Crisis, 1930-1933; 5. The Social Message and the Nazi State, 1933-1937; 6. Conclusion; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
The Great Depression devastated the economies of both Germany and Great Britain. Yet the middle classes in the two countries responded in vastly different ways. German Protestants, perceiving a choice among a Bolshevik-style revolution, the chaos and decadence of Weimar liberalism, and Nazi authoritarianism, voted Hitler into power and then acquiesced in the resulting dictatorship. In Britain, Labour and Tory politicians moved gingerly together to form a National Government that muddled through the Depression with piecemeal reform. In this troubling book about troubled times, Kenneth Barnes loo. |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
Christian sociology -- Germany -- History of doctrines -- 20th century.
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Christian sociology. |
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Germany. |
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20th century |
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Christian sociology -- Great Britain -- History of doctrines -- 20th century.
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Great Britain. |
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Liberalism -- History -- 20th century.
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Liberalism. |
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History. |
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National socialism.
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National socialism. |
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1900-1999 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Print version: Barnes, Kenneth C. Nazism, Liberalism, and Christianity : Protestant Social Thought in Germany and Great Britain, 1925-1937. Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015 9780813117294 |
| ISBN |
9780813156606 (electronic book) |
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0813156602 (electronic book) |
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