History Off the Page
Entertaining lectures on European history by college professor Dr. Jason Hansen (Furman University) that help explain how the modern world came to be. Covers culture and technology in addition to politics, with focus on France, Germany, England, Russia and more. Latest episodes help explain history of Israel and Palestine conflict and the Russia Ukraine war.
Podcasting since 2021 • 80 episodes
History Off the Page
Latest Episodes
The Nazi Revolution in a Small German Town [Partial Patreon Preview]
So far our podcast had provided a broad overview of the Nazi seizure of power. In today's episode, we look more closely at what this experience was like at the local level, focusing on the small German town of Northeim, an idyllic city of 10,00...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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31:24
The Nazi Revolution IV: the Politics of Conformity [1_45]
In our second episode on the topic of Gleichschaltung or the "coordination" of German civil society, we explore the responsibility individuals had in the process of conforming to Nazi ideology. Simply put, I argue that while the Nazis ...
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Season 1
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Episode 45
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1:35:28
The Nazi Revolution III: Conquest of Civil Society (Gleichschaltung) [1_44]
Many revolutions have resulted in the creation of a dictatorship, of the concentration of all political power in the hands of a single individual or party. But part of what makes the Nazi Revolution so terrifying is the way the Nazis simultaneo...
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Season 1
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Episode 44
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1:07:12
The Nazi Revolution II: Going Beyond the Law 1933-34 [1_43]
One of the hallmarks of a modern democracy is a belief in the importance of the rule of law. The state may be capable of using tremendous violence against its citizenry, but this power is curtailed by a series of rules and regulations that are ...
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Season 1
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Episode 43
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1:23:24
A Short History of the Nazi Concentration Camps [Partial Patreon Preview]
There is perhaps no better symbol of Nazi barbarism than the concentration camp. It was here that victims not only lost their political rights (freedom of movement, right to due process, etc.), but where they were often stripped of their ...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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31:02
