Marriage and fatherhood in the Nazi SS /
"From 1931 to 1945, leaders of the SS, a paramilitary group under the Nazi party, sought to transform their organization into a racially-elite family community that would serve as the Third Reich's new aristocracy. They utilized the science of eugenics to convince SS men to marry suitable...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto Buffalo ; London :
University of Toronto Press,
2018
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| Series: | German and European studies.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | "From 1931 to 1945, leaders of the SS, a paramilitary group under the Nazi party, sought to transform their organization into a racially-elite family community that would serve as the Third Reich's new aristocracy. They utilized the science of eugenics to convince SS men to marry suitable wives and have many children. Marriage and Fatherhood in the Nazi SS, by Amy Carney, is the first work to significantly assess the role of SS men as husbands and fathers during the Third Reich. The family community, and the place of men in this community, started with one simple order issued by SS leader Heinrich Himmler. He and other SS leaders continued to develop the family community throughout the 1930s, and not even the Second World War deterred them from pursing their racial ambitions. Carney's insight into the eugenic-based measures used to encourage SS men to marry and to establish families sheds new light on their responsibilities not only as soldiers, but as husbands and fathers as well."-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 309 pages) ; illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-299) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781487515607 148751560X 1487515618 9781487515614 |
| Language: | In English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 5, 2024). |
