Contents -- Preface -- 1. National Socialism and the Modern Malaise -- The Demise of the Autonomous Individual -- The Secular State and the Search for Meaning -- 2. National Socialism as a Metaphysical System -- The Historical Roots of the "Germanic Ideology" -- National Socialism and the Metaphysics of History -- The Evolution of Hitler's Educational Thought -- 3. The Apocalyptic Function of History in the National Socialist Schools -- The Organization and Design of the Textbooks -- The Heightened Tempo of the Textbooks -- The Earliest Germans: The Happy Accident of Nature -- The National Socialist Interpretation of History -- The Hero in History -- Nature, Struggle, and History -- 4. The Secular Religious Character of National Socialist History -- The History Textbook as a Record of Divine Revelation -- 5. Education for Regeneration: The "New Man" and the "New Woman" -- The School and the "New Man" -- National Socialism and Youth -- The Image and Education of the German Female -- 6. Educating for Membership in the Mystical Community: The Volksgemeinschaft -- Germanic Socialism: The Community of Blood -- The Militarized Society -- 7. Combating the Un-German -- The Educational Significance of Nazi Racialism -- The Ideological Foe: Marxism -- The Spiritual Foe: Christianity -- Ethnocentrism and German History -- Rationalism and Democracy -- 8. Conclusion -- Notes -- Preface -- Chapter One -- Chapter Two -- Chapter Three -- Chapter Four -- Chapter Five -- Chapter Six -- Chapter Seven -- Conclusion -- Selected Bibliography -- Primary Sources -- German History Textbooks and Other Historical Materials -- Primary Works Dealing with German Education -- Educational Newspapers and Periodicals -- Secondary Sources -- Books and Chapters in Books -- Journal Articles -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R.

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