Government, Party And People In Nazi Germany

Examines the relationship of the Nazi Party with the civil service and the working class. The effectiveness of the machinery of the party is also analysed and an assessment made of its impact on public opinion.

Contributions by
Jane Caplin, Ian Kershaw, Jeremy Noakes and Stephen Salter

Introduction: Government, Party and People in Nazi Germany JEREMY NOAKES, 1; 1. The Nazi Party and the Third Reich: the Myth and Reality of the One-Party State JEREMY NOAKES, 11; 2. Recreating the Civil Service: Issues and Ideas in the Nazi Regime JANE CAPLAN, 34; 3. Popular Opinion in the Third Reich IAN KERSHAW, 57; 4. Class Harmony or Class Conflict? The Industrial Working Class and the National Socialist Regime STEPHEN SALTER, 76; Bibliographical Notes, 98; Biographical Notes, 103.

Jeremy Noakes is Professor of History at Exeter University