About this episode
The episode reflects on the historical significance and themes of Hitler's Mein Kampf, exploring its impact and the ideology behind it a century later.
Lisa Pine Institute of Historical Research, School of Advanced Study, University of London Hitler and the history of the Nazis remain extremely popular topics and ones that never cease to attract people’s interest, even fascination. It is crucial to comprehend the nature of Mein Kampf, the mindset of its author, Adolf Hitler, and the ideology he espoused that brought untold tragedy to millions of people – death, destruction, genocide and war. The book presents a dangerous set of ideas, regrettably ones that still have followers today, one hundred years after Mein Kampf was originally penned. This lecture focusses on some key themes of the text, as well as examining the work in its historical context. Lisa Pine is Fellow of the Institute of Historical Research, School of Advanced Study, University of London. Her main research interests are the history of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. She is the author or editor of nine books, the most recent of which is a co-authored book (with Kees Boterbloem), Soviet and Nazi Posters: Propaganda and Policies (Bloomsbury, 2025). This event is also the LBI Summer Lecture 2025 Does belonging always require exclusion? This lecture series explores…
People in this episode
Guest: Lisa Pine
Topics covered
- Nazi Germany
- Holocaust
- Mein Kampf
- historical context
- ideology
- exclusion and inclusion
Keywords
- Hitler
- Mein Kampf
- Nazi ideology
- historical research
- Lisa Pine
- Holocaust studies
- propaganda
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Institute of Historical Research, School of Advanced Study, University of London, Bloomsbury
Books & works: Mein Kampf
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