Nazi-Deutsch/Nazi German: an English lexicon of the language of the Third Reich
TitreNazi-Deutsch/Nazi German: an English lexicon of the language of the Third Reich; Nazi-German
Auteur
Call numberR943.08603/001
N° d'objet04403
Lieu de publicationWestport, Connecticut, United States
EditeurGreenwood Press
Année de publication
2002
Pagination480p.,bibliography
MatérielLivre
ISBN031332106X
Description
Detailing how the use of language aided the Nazi's programs of war, occupation, mass murder and genocide,this dictionary provides definitions for Nazi nomenclature, including ideological terms, propaganda slogans, military jargon, abbreviations and acronyms, euphemisms and code names, Germanized words, slang and slurs. Introductory essays discuss the tradition of anti-semitic language and the ideological implications of Nazi language. Appendixes list camps, ghettos, ranks, SS divisions. colours of the prisoners triangles, songs, the party program, its loyalty oath, the names of months and children's sayings