This book to this day remains the most fascinating recounting of the escalation of daily life under a fascist regime. Born and raised in Austria, i grew up learning about the 3rd Reich in school, college and my work life, but this book offers a perspective that deals with the mundane over the big events, which makes it all the more bleak. Especially volume 1 which deals with the pre-war years of the nazis fresh in power.
With the global rise of anger, nationalism and hate as political core messages, i think it would behoof us all to read books like this one and become more aware of what is happening around us.
by hazimaller
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>With the global rise of anger, nationalism and hate as political core messages, i think it would behoof us all to read books like this one and become more aware of what is happening around us.
It’s completely different from yours, but my favourite is still The Origins of Totalitarianism. So many echoes between then and now.