Harmful and Undesirable: Book Censorship in Nazi Germany

by Guenter Lewy

Book Overview

Like every totalitarian regime, Nazi Germany tried to control intellectual freedom by censoring books. Between 1933 and 1945, the Hitler regime orchestrated a massive campaign to take control of all forms of communication. In 1933, there were 90 book burnings in 70 German cities. Indeed, Werner Schlegel, an official in the Ministry of Propaganda, called the book burnings "a symbol of the revolution." In later years, the regime used less violent means...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190275286
• ISBN13: 9780190275280
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"