Overview

Created and used as an instrument of coercion and indoctrination, the Nazi language, Nazi-Deutsch, reveals how the Nazis ruled Germany and German-occupied Europe, fought World War II, and committed mass murder and genocide, employing language to encode and euphemize these actions. Written by two scholars specializing in socio-linguistic and historical issues of the Nazi period, this book provides a unique, extensive, meticulously researched dictionary of the language of the Third Reich. It is an important reference work for English- and German-speaking scholars, students, and teachers of the interwar years, the Nazi era, World War II, and the Holocaust. The first and only comprehensive German-English dictionary of the Third Reich language, the book provides clear, concise, expert definitions with background information. Using up-to-date research, the book provides access, in a single volume, to a specialized, charged vocabulary, including the terminology of Nazi ideology, propaganda slogans, military terms, ranks and offices, abbreviations and acronyms, euphemisms and code names, Germanized words, slang, chauvinistic and anti-Semitic vocabulary, and racist and sexist slurs. The volume is an indispensable tool for research, study, and reading about World War II and the Holocaust.

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Author:   Karen Doerr ,  Karin Doerr
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Greenwood Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.879kg
ISBN:  

9780313321061

ISBN 10:   031332106
Pages:   504
Publication Date:   30 January 2002
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English & German

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.,.""surely destined to become a standard volume in all Holocaust libraries.""-The Bulletin of the Center of Holocaust Studies Fall 2002 ""Karin Doerr and Robert Michael have created a fine book....[T]he lexicon is extensive and will undoubtedly assist students of the Third Reich, World War II, and the Holocaust in their research. College students enrolled in courses on these topics and other nonspecialists stand to benefit the most. This volume gives them the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the terminology of the Third Reich. Attaining knowledge of the Nazis' linguistic code will in turn enable them to make sense of the documentary evidence....[M]ichael's and Doerr's thought-provoking essays raise the issue of continuity and are thus of particular interest to historians.""-German Studies Review ?...surely destined to become a standard volume in all Holocaust libraries.?-The Bulletin of the Center of Holocaust Studies Fall 2002 ?An important and unique addition to the literature of Nazi Germany, this lexicon serves as a dictionary of the terminology and specialized vocabulary of Nazi ideology...This compilation will be a strong research tool for academic, public, and high-school libraries, especially those with students or scholars studying Nazi Germany, the Holocaust, or World War II.?-Booklist/RBB ?Karin Doerr and Robert Michael have created a fine book....[T]he lexicon is extensive and will undoubtedly assist students of the Third Reich, World War II, and the Holocaust in their research. College students enrolled in courses on these topics and other nonspecialists stand to benefit the most. This volume gives them the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the terminology of the Third Reich. Attaining knowledge of the Nazis' linguistic code will in turn enable them to make sense of the documentary evidence....[M]ichael's and Doerr's thought-provoking essays raise the issue of continuity and are thus of particular interest to historians.?-German Studies Review ?Michael and Doerr deserve enormous credit for their exhaustive and meticulous compendium of Nazi vocabulary, including abbreviations and acronyms, military terms and ranks, government and military offices, and--critically important--euphemisms and code names....Any student of Nazi Germany, the Holocaust, or WW II should know this book. Essential for all academic libraries.?-Choice ...""surely destined to become a standard volume in all Holocaust libraries.""-The Bulletin of the Center of Holocaust Studies Fall 2002 ""An important and unique addition to the literature of Nazi Germany, this lexicon serves as a dictionary of the terminology and specialized vocabulary of Nazi ideology...This compilation will be a strong research tool for academic, public, and high-school libraries, especially those with students or scholars studying Nazi Germany, the Holocaust, or World War II.""-Booklist/RBB ""Michael and Doerr deserve enormous credit for their exhaustive and meticulous compendium of Nazi vocabulary, including abbreviations and acronyms, military terms and ranks, government and military offices, and--critically important--euphemisms and code names....Any student of Nazi Germany, the Holocaust, or WW II should know this book. Essential for all academic libraries.""-Choice

An important and unique addition to the literature of Nazi Germany, this lexicon serves as a dictionary of the terminology and specialized vocabulary of Nazi ideology...This compilation will be a strong research tool for academic, public, and high-school libraries, especially those with students or scholars studying Nazi Germany, the Holocaust, or World War II. -Booklist/RBB ... surely destined to become a standard volume in all Holocaust libraries. -The Bulletin of the Center of Holocaust Studies Fall 2002 Michael and Doerr deserve enormous credit for their exhaustive and meticulous compendium of Nazi vocabulary, including abbreviations and acronyms, military terms and ranks, government and military offices, and--critically important--euphemisms and code names....Any student of Nazi Germany, the Holocaust, or WW II should know this book. Essential for all academic libraries. -Choice ?...surely destined to become a standard volume in all Holocaust libraries.?-The Bulletin of the Center of Holocaust Studies Fall 2002 ?Michael and Doerr deserve enormous credit for their exhaustive and meticulous compendium of Nazi vocabulary, including abbreviations and acronyms, military terms and ranks, government and military offices, and--critically important--euphemisms and code names....Any student of Nazi Germany, the Holocaust, or WW II should know this book. Essential for all academic libraries.?-Choice ?An important and unique addition to the literature of Nazi Germany, this lexicon serves as a dictionary of the terminology and specialized vocabulary of Nazi ideology...This compilation will be a strong research tool for academic, public, and high-school libraries, especially those with students or scholars studying Nazi Germany, the Holocaust, or World War II.?-Booklist/RBB ?Karin Doerr and Robert Michael have created a fine book....[T]he lexicon is extensive and will undoubtedly assist students of the Third Reich, World War II, and the Holocaust in their research. College students enrolled in courses on these topics and other nonspecialists stand to benefit the most. This volume gives them the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the terminology of the Third Reich. Attaining knowledge of the Nazis' linguistic code will in turn enable them to make sense of the documentary evidence....[M]ichael's and Doerr's thought-provoking essays raise the issue of continuity and are thus of particular interest to historians.?-German Studies Review .,. surely destined to become a standard volume in all Holocaust libraries. -The Bulletin of the Center of Holocaust Studies Fall 2002 Karin Doerr and Robert Michael have created a fine book....[T]he lexicon is extensive and will undoubtedly assist students of the Third Reich, World War II, and the Holocaust in their research. College students enrolled in courses on these topics and other nonspecialists stand to benefit the most. This volume gives them the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the terminology of the Third Reich. Attaining knowledge of the Nazis' linguistic code will in turn enable them to make sense of the documentary evidence....[M]ichael's and Doerr's thought-provoking essays raise the issue of continuity and are thus of particular interest to historians. -German Studies Review

... surely destined to become a standard volume in all Holocaust libraries. -The Bulletin of the Center of Holocaust Studies Fall 2002 An important and unique addition to the literature of Nazi Germany, this lexicon serves as a dictionary of the terminology and specialized vocabulary of Nazi ideology...This compilation will be a strong research tool for academic, public, and high-school libraries, especially those with students or scholars studying Nazi Germany, the Holocaust, or World War II. -Booklist/RBB Michael and Doerr deserve enormous credit for their exhaustive and meticulous compendium of Nazi vocabulary, including abbreviations and acronyms, military terms and ranks, government and military offices, and--critically important--euphemisms and code names....Any student of Nazi Germany, the Holocaust, or WW II should know this book. Essential for all academic libraries. -Choice ?...surely destined to become a standard volume in all Holocaust libraries.?-The Bulletin of the Center of Holocaust Studies Fall 2002 ?An important and unique addition to the literature of Nazi Germany, this lexicon serves as a dictionary of the terminology and specialized vocabulary of Nazi ideology...This compilation will be a strong research tool for academic, public, and high-school libraries, especially those with students or scholars studying Nazi Germany, the Holocaust, or World War II.?-Booklist/RBB ?Michael and Doerr deserve enormous credit for their exhaustive and meticulous compendium of Nazi vocabulary, including abbreviations and acronyms, military terms and ranks, government and military offices, and--critically important--euphemisms and code names....Any student of Nazi Germany, the Holocaust, or WW II should know this book. Essential for all academic libraries.?-Choice ?Karin Doerr and Robert Michael have created a fine book....[T]he lexicon is extensive and will undoubtedly assist students of the Third Reich, World War II, and the Holocaust in their research. College students enrolled in courses on these topics and other nonspecialists stand to benefit the most. This volume gives them the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the terminology of the Third Reich. Attaining knowledge of the Nazis' linguistic code will in turn enable them to make sense of the documentary evidence....[M]ichael's and Doerr's thought-provoking essays raise the issue of continuity and are thus of particular interest to historians.?-German Studies Review .,. surely destined to become a standard volume in all Holocaust libraries. -The Bulletin of the Center of Holocaust Studies Fall 2002 Karin Doerr and Robert Michael have created a fine book....[T]he lexicon is extensive and will undoubtedly assist students of the Third Reich, World War II, and the Holocaust in their research. College students enrolled in courses on these topics and other nonspecialists stand to benefit the most. This volume gives them the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the terminology of the Third Reich. Attaining knowledge of the Nazis' linguistic code will in turn enable them to make sense of the documentary evidence....[M]ichael's and Doerr's thought-provoking essays raise the issue of continuity and are thus of particular interest to historians. -German Studies Review

Karin Doerr and Robert Michael have created a fine book....[T]he lexicon is extensive and will undoubtedly assist students of the Third Reich, World War II, and the Holocaust in their research. College students enrolled in courses on these topics and other nonspecialists stand to benefit the most. This volume gives them the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the terminology of the Third Reich. Attaining knowledge of the Nazis' linguistic code will in turn enable them to make sense of the documentary evidence....[M]ichael's and Doerr's thought-provoking essays raise the issue of continuity and are thus of particular interest to historians. -German Studies Review

Author Information

ROBERT MICHAEL is Professor of European History at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, where he has taught the Holocaust for 25 years. He has published over 50 articles on the Holocaust and anti-Semitism and several books, including The Holocaust Chronicle (1999) and The Holocaust: A Chronology and Documentary (1998). He is a recipient of the American Historical Association's James Harvey Robinson Prize for the most outstanding contribution to the teaching and learning of history in any field (1997). KARIN DOERR teaches German at Concordia University in Montreal, is a research associate at the Montreal Institute for Genocide Studies, and a teacher at the Simone de Beauvoir Institute for Women's Studies. Her latest research involves Holocaust survivors and their recollections of the German language from the Hitler period.

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