[Dashboard_Confessional]

I have a project about Life in Nazi germany and as an extra to acheive a higher grade I need to a source from the time it can be anything from :

books, posters, diarys, adverts, newspaper articles, speeches so on...

I have got 'Goodbye Berlin by Christopher Isherwood..... not sure about the last name ... but i haven't got the time to read it ...

any advice on Key points in the book and/or links to sources such as adverts poster etc..


thankz

[Mrs Faithorn]

It seems a pity that you are not able to find the time to read the book since you can hardly claim it as a source for your work, can you, if you haven't actually read any of it? Besides, it's an excellent read and gives a really good feel for the atmosphere in Berlin in the early 1930s.

You can find an article about Christpher Isherwood here:
http://www.kirjasto....fi/isherwoo.htm which has some brief reference to the book.

These readers' reviews on a book seller's site may be helpful too:
http://www.co-uk-shopping.com/Books/Fictio...pher-Isherwood/

However, the original cover of the book showed an aerial photo of Berlin (I think) so the book cover on this site is not 'authentic'.

Interestingly, the book was the inspiration for the movie 'Cabaret' and today's Daily Mirror was giving away a free DVD of this great musical. I guess you might possibly see this message in time to rush out to your local newsagent and get a copy. A 'snip' for the price of the newspaper!

The book also inspired the play (and movie) I am a Camera

Strictly speaking, of course, 'Goodbye to Berlin 'is not a good source to use This is because the book is about the period (1929 - 1932) immediately before the Nazi's came to power in 1933. So unless you were wanting to use Isherwood's book as introductory/background material then it is not really relevant.

Where primary source material for Life in Nazi Germany is concerned there is a wealth of material you might use. So much that I hardly know where to begin; so it would be helpful if you posted again saying what your essay is going to focus on (eg Young people, anti-semitism, the 'Police State', something else?) and then I will point you in the direct of some useful primary source material.

[Dashboard_Confessional]

My Project focuses on :

..Who hitler was

..how he came to power

...why it is important to learn about nazi germany - ive done up to here

...what the economy was like under hitler -

...how he controlled germany, the gestapo

.... the role that education and youth groups played

.... how women and girls were treated

....a conclusion on how we feel about the information we have found and how we feel about living in a democracy...

the extension paper says:

"....what type of evidence is it?....who wrote it/ were they a nazi supporter?.....why did they produce it?..is it government propoganda....who was its intended audience... when was it produces...during nazi germany or after germany's defeat.. and where was it produced..because if it was contoversial it would have to have been produced out of german borders..."

Thank you for the links .. i managed to find another website myself of german recruitment posters.

This post has been edited by Dashboard_Confessional: 12 January 2004 - 06:57 PM

[Mr Field]

Consult with your teacher to see whether the books you have found are useful - if not, I'm sure they will be able to suggest something else.

You can find more basic information on Life in Nazi Germany from worksheets that I have on my site. You'll need Adobe Acrobat to view them, but they do cover a lot of the information you are after:
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/year9links/...ny_sheets.shtml

Also see:
http://www.kdhs.org....unit3/index.htm
http://www.historyle...i%20Germany.htm
http://www.dickinson...s/dailylife.htm
http://www.schoolshi...g.uk/weimar.htm

Your project seems a very interesting one - but also something that you will have to complete yourself. The conclusion question especially shows how it is your personal opinion.

[Dashboard_Confessional]

It is an interesting project... and one of the few that's stimulated me to do it for a while -


I found a web page with Nazi propaganda and i annotated one of the posters for me part about the control of germany... Thank you for the websites they're proving to be very use ful -

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[Mrs Faithorn]

It's good to hear you are interested in the work and it sounds as if things are going well now.

I like the idea of annotating a propaganda poster. Don't forget to evaluate it too will you? Remember what you told us about the 'extension' work.

You must let us know your grade/level when it's all finished and marked.

[Dashboard_Confessional]

I will let you know my mark when i get it back even if its not that good.. i still have on last week to add my final touches and piece it all together... ive used up so much paper.... possibly a small tree.... i'm also waiting on my marks for a recent essay of the causes of the great war..

- Thank all of you for your help-

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