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Mothers in the Fatherland: Women, the Family and Nazi Politics

National Book Award Nominee

American Library Association Notable Book

An Outstanding Book in Women's History at the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians

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From the collapse of the Kaiser's regime to the destruction of Hitler in his bunker, Germany has been studied, explicated, and psychoanalyzed time and again. Yet there have been few detailed investigations into the historical and cultural roles played by German women in modern times. This important book, which "Kirkus" called "original and intriguing," corrects this imbalance.

Audience
adult
Length
epic · 600 pages

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