Hitler 鈥楳ein Kampf鈥 reprints hit bookstores in Germany
Print Edition
An annotated edition of 鈥淢ein Kampf,鈥 the first version of Adolf Hitler鈥檚 notorious manifesto to be published in Germany since the end of World War II, went on sale yesterday 鈥 a volume that many hope will help demystify the book and debunk the Nazi leader鈥檚 writing.
The Munich-based Institute for Contemporary History has worked for several years on the volume, officially titled 鈥淗itler, Mein Kampf: A Critical Edition.鈥 It launched the book days after the copyright of the German-language original expired at the end of 2015 鈥 70 years after Hitler鈥檚 death.
Over the years Bavaria鈥檚 state finance ministry had used its copyright on the book to prevent the publication of new editions. The book wasn鈥檛 actually banned in Germany, though, and could be found online, in secondhand bookshops and in libraries.
The new edition 鈥渟ets out as far as possible Hitler鈥檚 sources, which were deeply rooted in the German racist tradition of the late 19th century,鈥 said the Munich institute鈥檚 director, Andreas Wirsching. 鈥淭his edition exposes the false information spread by Hitler, his downright lies and his many half-truths, which aimed at a pure propaganda effect.鈥
鈥淎t a time when the well-known formulae of far-right xenophobia are threatening to become ... socially acceptable again in Europe, it is necessary to research and critically present the appalling driving forces of National Socialism and its deadly racism,鈥 Wirsching said.
Hitler wrote 鈥淢ein Kampf鈥 鈥 鈥淢y Struggle鈥 鈥 after he was jailed following the failed 1923 coup attempt known as the Beer Hall Putsch. The rambling tome set out Hitler鈥檚 ultranationalist, anti-Semitic and anti-communist ideology, which would culminate in the Holocaust and a war of conquest in Europe.
Millions of copies were printed after the Nazis took power in 1933, and it was published after the war in several countries.
Germany has made clear it won鈥檛 tolerate any new editions without commentary, though none is known to be in the works, with incitement laws likely to be used against any such publications.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 娌狪CP璇侊細娌狪CP澶05050403鍙-1
- |
- 浜掕仈缃戞柊闂讳俊鎭湇鍔¤鍙瘉锛31120180004
- |
- 缃戠粶瑙嗗惉璁稿彲璇侊細0909346
- |
- 骞挎挱鐢佃鑺傜洰鍒朵綔璁稿彲璇侊細娌瓧绗354鍙
- |
- 澧炲肩數淇′笟鍔＄粡钀ヨ鍙瘉锛氭勃B2-20120012
Copyright 漏 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
