x, 294 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Note
Originally published in French as La vie mondaine sous le nazisme. Paris : Perrin, 2006.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-271) and index.
Contents
The birth of Nazi high society -- The great pleasures and small benefits of Nazi high society -- Managing Hitler's court -- The destruction of Jewish high society -- Was there a Nazi luxury? -- Sociabilities in a totalitarian state -- The splendours of diplomacy -- The second worldly war.
Summary
This text provides a systematic study of the relations between German high society and the Nazis. It uses unpublished archival material, private diaries and diplomatic documents to take us into the hidden areas of power where privileges, tax breaks and stolen property were exchanged.
