Disclaimer: I read a digital version via a Netgalley ARC, but I pre-ordered a copy around last Christmas when OUP was having a huge sale. It arrived yesterday.
This book is a collection of various essays written by Richard J. Evans, focusing on what the title suggests. The subject matter is loosely divided into various time periods, and Evans covers a great deal of topics. The essays are engrossing, and enlightening. When the essay generated discussion or response, Evans includes a link or details on how to find the whole discussion.
Of particular interest are the essays about Hitler’s personal life as well as essays detailing links between colonialism and Nazism. In fact, the last is particularly interesting not only because of the possible connections, but also because of how certain things and institutions continue, even if the meaning of the name is lost. It made me wonder about Europe and the question of immigration.
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