The American West and the Nazi East: A Comparative and Interpretive PerspectiveBy employing new 'optics' and a comparative approach, this book helps us recognize the unexpected and unsettling connections between America's 'western' empire and Nazi Germany's 'eastern' empire, linking histories previously thought of as totally unrelated and leading readers towards a deep revisioning of the 'American West' and the 'Nazi East'. |
Contents
| 1 | |
| 10 | |
Part II Settler Colonialism | 77 |
Part III Frontier Genocide | 175 |
Conclusion | 212 |
Notes | 219 |
| 250 | |
| 277 | |
Illustrations | 300 |
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The American West and the Nazi East: A Comparative and Interpretive Perspective C. Kakel No preview available - 2011 |
The American West and the Nazi East: A Comparative and Interpretive Perspective Carroll P. Kakel No preview available - 2011 |
The American West and the Nazi East: A Comparative and Interpretive Perspective C. Kakel No preview available - 2011 |
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