Overview
When the National Socialist German Workers' party (Nazis) assumed power they vowed to cleanse the German theater of all things "un-German," which ostensibly included comedy. During the Third Reich nearly all German theaters, supported by enormous state funding, presented thousands of comedy productions. Perhaps it was a propaganda tool, however only a tiny fraction of these productions were outright propagandist efforts. Hitler Laughing explores the world of comedy during the Third Reich and its role in the Nazi cultural agenda.
- | Author: William Grange
- | Publisher: University Press of America
- | Publication Date: Nov 23, 2005
- | Number of Pages: 192 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 0761833811
- | ISBN-13: 9780761833819
