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Detlev Peukert (September 20, 1950 - May 17, 1990) was a German historian, noted for his studies of the relationship between what he called the "spirit of science" and the Holocaust and in social history and the Weimar Republic. Peukert taught modern history at the University of Essen and served as director of the Research Institute for the History of the Nazi Period. Peukert was a member of the German Communist Party until 1978, when he joined the Social Democratic Party of Germany.

One of Peukert's first books was Ruhrarbeiter gegen den Faschismus (Ruhr Workers Against Fascism), a study of anti-Nazi activities amongst the working class of the Ruhr during the Third Reich. Peukert was a leading expert in Alltagsgeschichte (history of everyday life) and his work often examined the effect of Nazi social policies on ordinary Germans and on persecuted groups such as Jews and Roma. In particular, Peukert looked at how in "everyday" life in Nazi Germany, aspects of both "normality" and "criminality" co-existed with another. Peukert was one of the first historians to make a detailed examination of the persecution of the Roma. Peukert often compared Nazi policies towards Roma with Nazi policies towards Jews.

Another related area of interest for Peukert was resistance, opposition and dissent in the Third Reich. Peukert developed a pyramid model starting with "nonconformity" (behavior in private that featured partial rejection of the Nazi regime) running to "refusal of co-operation" (Verweigerung) to "protest", and finally to Widerstand (resistance), which involved total rejection of the Nazi regime.

Peukert often wrote on the social and cultural history of the Weimar Republic whose problems he saw as more severe examples of the problems of modernity.

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Total Books: 12
The 'Hitler Myth' Image and Reality in the Third Reich
2001 - The 'hitler Myth' Image and Reality in the Third Reich (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780192802064
ISBN-10: 0192802062
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History
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The Weimar Republic
1993 - The Weimar Republic (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780809015566
ISBN-10: 0809015560
Genre: History
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Inside Nazi Germany  Conformity Opposition and Racism in Everyday Life
1987 - Inside Nazi Germany Conformity Opposition and Racism in Everyday Life (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780300038637
ISBN-10: 0300038631
Genres: History, Nonfiction
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The Weimar Republic The Crisis of Classical Modernity
The Weimar Republic the Crisis of Classical Modernity (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780140125795
ISBN-10: 0140125795
Genre: Nonfiction
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Spuren des Widerstands Die Bergarbeiterbewegung im Dritten Reich und im Exil  mit Dokumenten aus dem IISG Amsterdam
Spuren Des Widerstands Die Bergarbeiterbewegung Im Dritten Reich Und Im Exil Mit Dokumenten Aus Dem IIsg Amsterdam [Bergbau und Bergarbeit - German Edition] (Other)
ISBN-13: 9783406319938
ISBN-10: 3406319939
Genre: Reference
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Die Weimarer Republik Krisenjahre der klassischen Moderne
Die Weimarer Republik Krisenjahre Der Klassischen Moderne [Neue historische Bibliothek - German Edition] (Other)
ISBN-13: 9783518112823
ISBN-10: 3518112821
Genre: Nonfiction
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Max Webers Diagnose der Moderne
Max Webers Diagnose Der Moderne [Kleine Vandenhoeck-Reihe] (Other)
ISBN-13: 9783525335628
ISBN-10: 3525335628
Genre: Nonfiction
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Volksgenossen und Gemeinschaftsfremde Anpassung Ausmerze und Aufbegehren unter dem Nationalsozialismus
Jugend zwischen Krieg und Krise Lebenswelten von Arbeiterjungen in der Weimarer Republik
Jugend Zwischen Krieg Und Krise Lebenswelten Von Arbeiterjungen in Der Weimarer Republik [German Edition] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9783766330253
ISBN-10: 376633025X
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Die KPD im Widerstand Verfolgung und Untergrundarbeit an Rhein und Ruhr 1933 bis 1945
Die Kpd Im Widerstand Verfolgung Und Untergrundarbeit an Rhein Und Ruhr 1933 Bis 1945 [Dusseldorfer Schriften zur neueren Landesgeschichte und zur Geschichte Nordrhein-Westfalens - German Edition] (Other)
ISBN-13: 9783872941657
ISBN-10: 3872941658
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Ruhrarbeiter gegen den Faschismus Dokumentation uber den Widerstand im Ruhrgebiet 19331945
Ruhrarbeiter Gegen Den Faschismus Dokumentation Uber Den Widerstand Im Ruhrgebiet 19331945 [Bibliothek des Widerstandes - German Edition] (Other)
ISBN-13: 9783876820262
ISBN-10: 387682026X
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