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The Language of the Third Reich | Victor Klemperer
The Language of the Third Reich | Victor Klemperer
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The Language of the Third Reich
A powerful, essential study of how language was shaped and weaponised in Nazi Germany, and how propaganda can seep into everyday speech.
Some items on Kate's Treasures15 are chosen because they are beautiful or useful. Some are here because they meant something to my dad. He was an actor, a scriptwriter, and a serious collector of films and books that had something to say. This is one of those pieces.
This book is unsettling in the best and most important way. Klemperer shows how regimes do not only control people through laws and force, but through the slow reshaping of language itself, the phrases that become normal, the words that get repeated until they feel harmless, and the ideas that slip into daily life without being questioned.
It is meticulous, personal, and deeply thought-provoking. If you are interested in history, propaganda, linguistics, or the mechanics of manipulation, this is a must-read.
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Paperback | English Language | History & Linguistics
- Author: Victor Klemperer
- Publisher: Bloomsbury
- Themes: Propaganda, ideology, language, manipulation, Nazi Germany
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