A corrective to earlier, onesided approaches, designed not to replace but to complement several fine biographies. Adolf hitlers personality will continue to challenge those who seek to answer one of the most intriguing questions of all history. In franks memoir, published seven years after his execution in 1946 at the international military tribunal at nuremberg, frank claimed to have uncovered evidence in 1930 that hitlers paternal grandfather was a jewish man living in graz, austria, in the household where hitlers grandmother was employed. The author, a distinguished historian well versed in scholarly research and analyticallyoriented thinking, has been largely successful in elucidating hitlers personality, at once so banal and so terrible.
Hitler also exhibited another characteristic feature of those with personality disorder an astonishing rigidity of thinking. By documenting accounts of his behaviour, beliefs, tastes, fears, and compulsions, robert waite sheds new light on this. Adolf hitler and his nazi party perpetrated one of historys most evil deeds by instigating world war ii and the holocaust, which led to tens of millions of lives lost or irreparably damaged. The personality assessment schedule was given in two forms to. In 1977, he published his study the psychopathic god in which he took the view that hitler s career can not be understood without considering his pathological personality. Never before and never again have i heard adolf hitler speak as he did in that hour as we stood. Hitlers second unalterable conviction was that the jews were spoiling this natural order. Adolf hitler, david taylor, 2002, juvenile nonfiction, 64 pages. Robert george leeson, 1919publication date 1977 topics.
A psychopath with hysterical symptoms an explosive new book turns our understanding of hitler on its head. Trump more psychopathic than hitler, oxford study finds rt. But waites ultimate aim is to explain how hitlers psychopathology changed germanand worldhistory. This list of books by or about adolf hitler is an english only nonfiction bibliography. He was the third son and the fourth of six children of alois hitler born schicklgruber 18371903, a minor customs official, and klara polzl 18601907, his second cousin, and third wife. I think he described her as the only person he ever loved. Laura recommended this book in order to better understand what was going in germany prior to hitler coming to power that allowed him and nazi ideology to sweep across the nation, and eventually europe.
There are probably few people about whom more words have been written than adolf hitler. I am sure the book contains valuable information and would not be a waste of time for some other people. In his book called the psychopathic godadolf hitler, robert g. During his life, and also well beyond his death, hitler has been associated again and again with mental disorders such as hysteria. The psychopathography of adolf hitler is an umbrella term for psychiatric pathographic, psychobiographic literature that deals with the hypothesis that the german fuhrer and reichskanzler adolf hitler suffered from mental illness. Documented accounts of hitler s behavior, beliefs, tastes, fears, and compulsions are used to create a portrait of the infamous nazi leader as an historical figure of major importance and a psychopathic personality of extraordinary complexity.
Apr 01, 20 the ultimate end of the struggle between nations is the total victory of a single race. Pdf the psychopathic god download full pdf book download. Before adolf hitler took power, virtually no one understood his unthinkable evil. Waite, the psychopathic god adolph sic hitler, new york 1977.
In opposition, waite views hitler as a borderline functional psychotic, examining the data at sometimes. Us presidential hopeful donald trump has more psychopathic traits than adolf hitler, a researcher at oxford university has found. Aug 25, 2016 oxford university researchers have ranked us presidential hopeful donald trump above adolf hitler in a study of psychopathic traits in leaders. By documenting accounts of his behavior, beliefs, tastes, fears, and compulsions, robert waite sheds new light. Donald trump more psychopathic than adolf hitler, says. Even during his lifetime there was great interest in his psychology, and during world war ii the american psychiatrist walter langer drew up a psychological profile of hitler for the oss. Documented accounts of hitlers behavior, beliefs, tastes, fears, and compulsions are used to create a portrait of the infamous nazi leader as an historical figure of major importance and a psychopathic personality of extraordinary complexity. By documenting accounts of his behaviour, beliefs, tastes, fears, and compulsions, robert waite sheds new light on this read more. Jun 14, 2018 seeing as theres no thread about the psychopathic god. Kevin dutton has ranked the psychopathic traits of the republican candidate and various historical figures using a standard psychometric tool the psychopathic personality inventory revised. The psychopathic god robert waite haftad 9780306805141. Adolf hitler s tremors and irregular heartbeat during the last years of his life could have been symptoms of tertiary late stage syphilis, which would mean he had a syphilis infection for many years. The question of hitlers sexual perversion is a matter of concern to those interested in his personality. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this the psychopathic god study guide and get instant access to the following.
Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Accurate scholarship can unearth the whole offence from luther until now that has driven a culture mad. There are too many books about hitler and wwii to read them all. Adolf hitler was 11 years old 92 years ago, when fritz redlich was born. Hitler, adolf, 18891945 psychology, heads of state germany biography publisher da capo press. It is one of the great ironies of intellectual history that the nazis, with the help of nietzsches. Is it, as some observers feel, because our age of highjackings, kidnapings, and murders can be traced back to hitlerism and its cult of naked force and ruthless aggression. A friend close to hitler was deeply shaken by his voice. Or is the hitler boom merely due to the success of albert speers. Hitlers personality and leadership were greatly influenced by catholic jesuits. Both during his lifetime and after his death, hitler has often been associated with mental disorders such as hysteria.
By documenting accounts of his behavior, beliefs, tastes, fears, and compulsions. It was republished in 1993 by da capo press of new york origin of the title. Because hitler was the only male she had left in their family line, she clung to him and fixated over his health and wellbeing. Waite, in his book the psychopathic godadolf hitler, recited a telling statement made by hitler. Above all, i have learned from the jesuit order emphasis added throughout.
The psychopathography of adolf hitler is an umbrella term for psychiatric literature. He was effectively dictator of nazi germany, and was at the centre of world war ii in europe and the holocaust hitler was a decorated veteran of world. W hen adolf hitler was 17 years old, a radical change occurred in his life. I accept the risk of not encountering the information already. This exciting book provides deep insight into the relationship between components of the human psyche and social policy and endeavor, demonstrating that hitlers behavior followed as a consequence of his perception of reality. Seeing as theres no thread about the psychopathic god.
Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The psychopathic god adolf hitler by waite robert g l. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a. Hitler was an extraordinarily complex and complicated person. If ever a subject was suited to psychohistory, it is adolf hitler. Adolf hitler was born on april 20, 1889 at braunau am inn, austria, a small town in upper austria, on the border with germany. Waite and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. After gazing intensely at his friend for a full minute, he began to speak. A major psychohistorical effort to come to grips with the nature of hitler s psychopathology and its relation to his public career. The list has been segregated into groups to make the list more manageable. Someday my name will be associated with something monstrous quoted in robert g.
Even though a thousand books are written on hitler, this will long remain the best. In one of the most prescient sentences nietzsche ever wrote, he says. And for hitler, of course, it was germany which must necessarily gain the position due to it on this earth. A triumpha wonderful mixture of psychological perception and good sense. Redlich a psychiatrist with a medical degree from the university of vienna and hitler a failed art student and draft dodger. Many responsible observers who knew him well are emphatic that there was no perversion. Waite assumed that hitler suffered from schizotypal personality disorder, a condition that at that time was contained in the definition of borderline personality disorder.
Psychopathology of adolf hitler commission on assisted dying. This contentious psychohistory of the fuehrer does not venture absolute conclusions, but lays out an array of issues, approaches, and findings aimed against writers like a. Pride in ones own race and that does not imply contempt for other races is also a normal and healthy sentiment. The psychopathic god is the definitive psychological portrait of adolph hitler. By documenting accounts of his behavior, beliefs, tastes, fears, and compulsions, robert waite sheds new a triumpha wonderful mixture of psychological perception and good sense. Adolf hitler 20 april 1889 30 april 1945 was an austrianborn german politician who was the leader of the nazi party nsdap, chancellor of germany from 1933 to 1945, and fuhrer leader of nazi germany from 1934 to 1945. Traces the life of the nazi leader, fits him into the context of his times, and explains how his policies led to the holocaust and world war ii the psychopathic god adolf hitler, robert g. It was republished in 1993 by da capo press of new york. The assessment of the personality status of adolf hitler using a structured interview schedule, the personality assessment schedule, with two informants, one a psychiatrist with an interest in psychohistory and the other a historian with special knowledge of the third reich and weimar republic. Adolf hitler, the third major psychological study of.
Adolf hitler is a 1977 book by the historian robert g. And those who boast most loudly that they know my thought, to such people i lie even more. Diagnosis of a destructive prophet american journal. But waites ultimate aim is to explain how hitler s psychopathology changed germanand worldhistory. Stuart hughesthe psychopathic god is the definitive psychological portrait of adolph hitler. Both during his lifetime and after his death, hitler has often been associated with mental disorders such as. We can infer this because he felt a deep emotional bond to his mother, klara and was overwhelmed with grief and woe when she died. Oxford university researchers have ranked us presidential hopeful donald trump above adolf hitler in a study of psychopathic traits in. Redlich, a jew and a socialist, left austria when it became part of germany. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this the psychopathic god study guide and get instant access to the following analysis. Jan 01, 1978 the psychopathic god is the definitive psychological portrait of adolph hitler. The psychopathic god adolf hitler by waite robert g l abebooks. In 1977, he published his study the psychopathic god in which he took the.
By documenting accounts of his behavior, beliefs, tastes, fears, and compulsions, robert waite sheds new light on his complex figure. Adolf hitler project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Taylor and david irving who have termed hitler a master pragmatist in sane pursuit of national goals. By documenting accounts of his behaviour, beliefs, tastes, fears, and compulsions. By documenting accounts of his behavior, beliefs, tastes, fears, and compulsions, robert waite sheds new light on this complex figure.
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