Overview
- Examines similarities and differences between Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler as 'political performance artists'
- Focuses on their approach to politics, including use of popular culture, self-staging, rhetoric and lies
- Throws new light on National Socialism by looking at Hitler through the perspective of Trumpian populism
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book compares Trump and Hitler as political performance artists. It explores their populist self-staging and rhetorical strategies and explains how they connected with their respective audiences. It also analyses the two men’s character, work ethic, and management style. In addition, the book addresses seemingly peripheral issues like the reasons behind Hitler’s toothbrush moustache and Trump’s hairstyle. By demystifying Hitler and Trump, the author throws new light on both of them.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Henk de Berg is Professor of German at the University of Sheffield, UK. His previous books include Freud’s Theory and Its Use in Literary and Cultural Studies, which received a Choice Outstanding Academic Title Award.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Trump and Hitler
Book Subtitle: A Comparative Study in Lying
Authors: Henk de Berg
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-51833-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-51832-4Published: 02 March 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-51835-5Due: 16 June 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-51833-1Published: 01 March 2024
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 340
Topics: Political Communication, Literature, general, Political History, Pragmatics