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Introduction

In: Quantifying Resistance

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  • Wayne Geerling

    (University of Arizona)

  • Gary Magee

    (Monash University)

Abstract

Building on the pioneering work of those who have gone before, this book seeks to extend our knowledge of resistance by providing the first systematic overview from a quantitative perspective of the most serious political crimes (treason and high treason) in Nazi Germany. The aim of this chapter is to introduce readers to the key themes of the book and then place those themes in their historical and intellectual contexts. The chapter has four parts. The chapter begins with a discussion of the growing importance of understanding authoritarian societies and those who resist them. It then changes focus and surveys the historiography of resistance in Nazi Germany, in the process discussing the meaning of ‘serious resistance’. This discussion is then followed with a consideration of the use, and potential, of quantification to the study of resistance. Finally, the chapter concludes with a preview of what can be expected from the chapters that lie ahead.

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  • Wayne Geerling & Gary Magee, 2017. "Introduction," Studies in Economic History, in: Quantifying Resistance, chapter 0, pages 1-21, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:stechp:978-981-10-6008-3_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-6008-3_1
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