Listed in: European Studies, as EUST-234 | History, as HIST-234
Formerly listed as: EUST-54 | HIST-34
Catherine A. Epstein (Section 01)
(Offered as HIST 234 [EU] and EUST 234.) This course will explore the history of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. It will examine the emergence of Hitler and Nazism in Germany, Nazi ideology and aesthetics, Nazi racial policies, daily life in the Third Reich, women under Nazism, resistance to the Nazis, Nazi foreign policy and World War II, the Holocaust, and the Nuremberg War Crimes Trial. Class participants will also discuss themes that range beyond the Nazi case: How do dictatorships function? What constitutes resistance? How and why do regimes engage in mass murder? Texts will include films, diaries, memoirs, government and other official documents, and classic and recent scholarly accounts of the era. Three class meetings per week.
Limited to 60 students. Fall semester. Professor Epstein.
If Overenrolled: Priority will be given to Amherst College pre-registered students, pre-registered 5-college students, History majors, and then AC first-year students with an interest in majoring in History. Students who do not attend the first class will be dropped.
Section 01
M 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM FAYE 115
W 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM FAYE 115
Section 01
F 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM CHAP 101
Section 02
F 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM CHAP 101
This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazi War on Cancer | Robert Proctor | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| Ordinary Men | Christopher Browning | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| Why the Allies Won | Richard Overy | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.