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HIST357: The Fatal Attraction of National Socialism

Special Subject (60 credits)

The aim of the course is to study how National Socialism, a violent, inhumane and openly criminal political movement, could find massive support in Germany. This topic is not only a crucially important question in German history, but also highly relevant for understanding the continued attraction of fundamentalist movements and totalitarian regimes.
The course will try to determine what the central message of the National Socialists was and why it could attract a wide variety of people. Assuming that the Nazi ideology could only appeal in a historically specific climate and to a historically specific collective mentality, the course inquires into the historical roots of Germany’s openness to the fascist appeal. Central to the whole course is the question whether a widespread attraction to such an ideology was a peculiarly German or a more universal phenomenon.

N.B. The quota for this module is regularly filled. Enrolment cannot be guaranteed.

For further information on HIST357 visit the Lancaster University Online Courses Handbook.

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