Nazi-Deutsch/Nazi German: an English lexicon of the language of the Third Reich
TitoloNazi-Deutsch/Nazi German: an English lexicon of the language of the Third Reich; Nazi-German
Autore
Call numberR943.08603/001
Numero oggetto04403
Luogo di pubblicazioneWestport, Connecticut, United States
EditoreGreenwood Press
Anno di pubblicazione
2002
Paginazione480p.,bibliography
MaterialeBook
ISBN031332106X
Descrizione
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