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Underground Humour In Nazi Germany, 1933-1945 (Hardcover)
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Underground Humour In Nazi Germany, 1933-1945 (Hardcover)
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For the ordinary people of Nazi Germany, resistance rarely took the
form of active political or economically disruptive activity. But a
great many people expressed their disgust through jokes and humor.
In "Underground Humour in Nazi Germany: 1933-1945," F. K. M.
Hillenbrand compiles a collection of jokes, stories and cartoons
representing covert popular opposition which took humorous form.
Even this was dangerous, as an ill-judged moment of wit could lead
to the camps; but the Nazis themselves recognized the impossibility
of stopping anti-Nazi jokes.
Although wonderfully entertaining, "Underground Humour in Nazi
Germany: 1933-45" is not a joke book, but a serious study of the
uses of humor and word play, supplemented always with full
translations and explanations when a joke is retold. Hillebrand
explains not only how humor could be used subversively in the Third
Reich, but also suggests the ways that people resist under any
totalitarian conditions, not exclusively Nazi Germany. He
emphasizes the importance of humor to societies under stress.
Revealing an important feature of the Third Reich's social
history, "Underground Humour in Nazi Germany: 1933-45" is an
invaluable contribution to our understanding of 20th century
Germany.
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