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Based on extensive archival research, this 2004 book was the first major one on the Nazi leisure and tourism agency, Strength through Joy (KdF). The Third Reich aimed to unify Germans in preparation for war and the acquisition of 'living space'. Strength through Joy became the Nazi regime's most determined attempt to ease the tension between collective goals and individual desires, as well as between 'guns and butter'. Its factory beautification, organized sports, cultural events, and mass tourism, sought to raise the status of workers and integrate them in the nation, while keeping its costs low so that its clientele could afford its programs. Although the motivations of Strength through Joy's constituencies often diverged from the Nazi ideal of a united, politicized 'racial community', KdF's accommodation to consumer expectations made it the regime's most popular institution. KdF mitigated present sacrifices while presenting visions of a prosperous future once 'living space' was acquired.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History Regional & national history

• Full title: Strength through Joy
• Subtitle: Consumerism and Mass Tourism in the Third Reich
• Author: Shelley Baranowski
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 274
• EAN: 9780521705998
• ISBN: 0521705991
• ID: 02041014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 422 g
• Dimensions: 230 × 155 × 17 mm
• Date of publishing: 28. May 2007

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