This paper discusses the change of the leading paradigms in the field of contemporary history in the Federal Republic of Germany. While, during the early post-Second World War period, the study of the interwar period was dominated by the theory of totalitarian dictatorship and the discussion of the deficiencies of the Paris peace treaty system, thereby focusing on the charismatic leadership of Adolf Hitler, the post-war generation of German historians analysed the emerging political system of the Third Reich from a more systematic perspective, depicting behind the Hitlerian fa Volksgemeinschaft s charismatic leadership.
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Volume (Year): 17 (2009) Issue (Month): 01 (February) Pages: 73-80 Download reference. The following formats are available: HTML
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