Nazi Propaganda and the Volksgemeinschaft
Constructing a People’s Community
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10074716 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David A Welch (0000-0002-2011-4772, University of Kent, corresponding author), David Welch (0000-0002-7066-2830, Centre for the Study of Propaganda at the University of Kent at Canterbury) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 213-238 |
| Publication date | 2004-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0094 • E-ISSN: 1461-7250 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022009404042129 |
| OpenAlex | W2138194034 |
| Language | DE |
| Citations received | 18 |
This article argues that the concept of a ‘national’ or ‘people’s’ community ( Volksgemeinschaft) was a key element in the ‘revolutionary’ aims of the nazi regime, and illustrates the remarkably ambitious nature of its propaganda. Propaganda presented an image of society that had successfully manufactured a ‘national community’ by transcending social and class divisiveness through a new ethnic unity based on ‘true’ German values. But was there a gap between the claims trumpeted in nazi propaganda and social reality? The intention of this article is to reappraise the effectiveness (or otherwise) of Volksgemeinschaft by analysing the response from two sections of the community — the industrial working class and German youth
Archaeology · Element (criminal law · Ethnic group · German · Media studies · Nazism · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Communism, Protests, Social Movements · European history and politics · History · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society · Law
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,06 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |