Anti-Semitism and Schooling Under the Third Reich (Studies in the History of Education)

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This book investigates the anti-Semitic foundations of Nazi curricula for elementary schools with a focus on the subjects of biology history and literature. Gregory Paul Wegner argues that any study of Nazi society and its values must probe the education provided by the regime. Schools according to Wegner play a major role in advancing ideological justifications for mass murder and in legitimizing a culture of ethnic and racial hatred. Using a variety of primary sources Wegner provides a vivid account of the development of Nazi education.