In the shadow of Hitler : personalities of the right in Central and Eastern Europe
Many important right-wing political figures from the late nineteenth century and inter-war period have been over-shadowed in history by Nazi Germany and Adolf Hitler. Rebecca Haynes here assesses the careers of seventeen of the most important figures in right-wing politics in Central and Eastern Europe during this period and reveals the significance of leaders whose impact has been overlooked. Some of these were Nazi-sympathisers; others rejected German National Socialism in favour of rival nationalist and right-wing ideologies and programmes. But all played a role in modern European political
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9780755621552, 9781845116972, 0755621557, 1845116976
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Acknowledgements; List of Contributors; Introduction
Rebecca Haynes; 1. Political Modernism and the Cultural Production of 'Personalities of the Right' in Inter-War Europe
Roger Griffin; 2. Hitler's Hero: Georg Von Schonerer and the Origins of Nazism
Steven Beller; 3. Grabriele D'Annunzio: From Aestheticism to Anarchy. The Poet as Politician
John Woodhouse; 4. Theodor Fritsch: the 'Godfather' of German Antisemitism
Egbert Klautke; 5. Founding Father of Modern Poland and Nationalist Antisemite: Roman Dmowski
Andreas Kossert