ABSTRACT
Inspired by recent works on Nazi empire, this book provides a framework to guide occupation research with a broad comparative angle focusing on human interactions. Overcoming national compartmentalization, it examines Nazi occupations with attention to relations between occupiers and local populations and differences among occupation regimes.
This is a timely book which engages in historical and current conversations on European nationalisms and the rise of right-wing populisms.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|68 pages
Precursors and continuities
chapter 1|23 pages
Dangerous duality
Experiencing and remembering civil–military conflict during Germany’s occupation of Poland, 1914–1918
chapter 3|19 pages
Radical reordering along old lines
National Socialist population policy, citizenship, and military service in occupied Alsace, 1940–1945
part II|49 pages
Conceptions of occupation
chapter 5|17 pages
From a Nazi imperialism to a fascist imperialism
Transnational nationalisms and the creation of a “New Europe”
part III|31 pages
Economic matters
chapter 7|14 pages
The German occupation of Italy, 1943–45
Conflicting authorities and contrasting strategies in the management of resources and supplies
chapter 8|15 pages
The Gau Westmark as colonial outpost
Rethinking economic, military, and racial policies in Nazi-annexed Moselle
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part IV|64 pages
Race, gender, and the interactions of occupiers and occupied people
chapter 10|14 pages
Romance, marriage, and the Lebensborn program
Gendering German expectations and reality in occupied Norway
