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The Rules Of Engagement: German Women And British Occupiers, 1945–1949, Barbara Smith
The Rules Of Engagement: German Women And British Occupiers, 1945–1949, Barbara Smith
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
This dissertation is a document based administrative study of the British occupation of Germany, 1945–49, and its impact on specific areas of the lives of German women who were living in the British zone. The study examines the effect of British occupation policy on the regulation of marriage, prostitution and venereal disease, and German women’s organizations. British occupation strategies were unique; although the British worked with the Americans on many levels they maintained separate policy approaches. The British brought their own social perspectives and systems to Germany and attempted to impose them on German social and civil procedures. German women …
Illusion Of Coexistence: The Waldorf Schools In The Third Reich, 1933–1941, Karen Priestman
Illusion Of Coexistence: The Waldorf Schools In The Third Reich, 1933–1941, Karen Priestman
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
From 1933 to 1941, the eight existing Waldorf schools in Germany were forced to close. As an alternative system of education, they were considered a threat to National Socialism. Yet, they were not systematically nor uniformly brought into line with the Nazi state through the process of Gleichschaltung. Very few studies address the history of the Waldorf schools under National Socialism, and those that do are invariably written by members of the Waldorf school community. By examining correspondence between the Waldorf school administrators and Nazi officials, this study helps to fill the void. This investigation reveals that the personalities …