Timothy Mason
English historian of Nazi Germany (1940–1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Timothy Wright Mason (2 February 1940 – 5 March 1990) was an English Marxist historian of Nazi Germany. He was one of the founders of the History Workshop Journal and specialised in the social history of the Third Reich. He argued for the "primacy of politics," i.e., that the Nazi government was "increasingly independent of the influence of the [German] economic ruling classes," and believed the Second World War had been triggered by an economic crisis inside Germany.
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Born | Timothy Wright Mason (1940-02-02)2 February 1940 |
Died | 5 March 1990(1990-03-05) (aged 50) Rome, Italy |
Nationality | English |
Other names | Tim Mason |
Known for | Arguing for a "primacy of politics" approach to Nazi Germany and for World War II being caused by an economic crisis in Germany |
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Parent(s) | Walter Wright Mason, Isabel Anna (Smith) Mason |
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Thesis | National Socialist Policies Towards the German Working Classes, 1925–1939 (1971) |
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Discipline | History |
Sub-discipline | Modern German history |
Institutions | St Peter's College, Oxford[4] |
Notable students | Peter Alter |
Main interests | Nazi Germany |
Influenced | Sir Ian Kershaw |
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