In this book, Weikart helps unlock the mystery of Hitler's evil by vividly demonstrating the surprising conclusion that Hitler's immorality flowed from a coherent ethic. Hitler was inspired by evolutionary ethics to pursue the utopian project of biologically improving the human race. RICHARD WEIKART Professor of Modern European History at California State University, Stanislaus, USA. He has published three previous books, including 'From Darwin to Hitler' and his prize-winning dissertation, 'Socialist Darwinism'. He has also published numerous essays on social Darwinism in anthologies and leading journals, such as 'German Studies Review', 'Journal of the History of Ideas', and 'Isis'. INDICE: Introduction - Hitler as Moral Crusader and Liar - The Cult of Evolutionary Progress - Racial Struggle - Morally Upright Aryans and Immoral Jews- Hitler's Socialism: Building the People's Community - Sexual Morality and Population Expansion - Controlling Reproduction to Improve the Human Species - The Struggle for Living Space: War and Expansionism - Justifying Murder and Genocide - Conclusion
- ISBN: 978-0-230-11273-5
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 268
- Fecha Publicación: 10/05/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés