Götz Aly

Götz Aly

Switzerland SwitzerlandhistorianMaleb. 19475.0Global Dominance: 0.00%

Götz Aly is a German historian who has contributed to the discourse surrounding colonialism and its legacies, including the narrative of the Luf canoe, which was taken during German colonial expansion. His work sheds light on the historical context of cultural artifacts and the implications of their removal from their original communities.

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Götz Aly noted that it was the youth who flocked to the NSDAP, contributing to the empowerment of the diabolical corporal.

Eine Ehrenrettung der alten Schweizer
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2026-06-21
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Götz Aly describes a strategy used in the Third Reich that parallels Trump's current tactics.

Direkte Demokratie vs. Autokratie: Lehren aus Trumps USA
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2026-02-13
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Götz Aly shows in 'Wie konnte das geschehen?' that National Socialism was not merely a backward-looking and anti-modern political force.

Das sind die besten Sachbücher des Jahres 2025
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2025-11-29
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Götz Aly provides convincing answers to how Hitler gained support for a regime of violence.

Putins Ideologie, KI und mehr
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2025-11-02
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Götz Aly attempts to explain Hitler's success and the continuity of German history beyond 1945.

Wie wurden die Deutschen zu Nazis? Götz Aly versucht Hitlers Erfolg zu erklären
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2025-09-17
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Götz Aly questions why so many participated in the crimes of the National Socialists.

Götz Aly über die Deutschen und die Naziverbrechen: "Wie konnte das geschehen?" - Kultur
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2025-08-27
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Martin Sabrow
Martin Sabrow

The review of Götz Aly's new book is mentioned in the article.

Robert Habeck Rückzug aus Bundestag: Comeback möglich - Politik
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2025-08-27
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Robert Habeck
Robert Habeck

Götz Aly is a German historian who tells the story of the Luf boat in his work The Magnificent Boat: The Colonial Theft of a South Seas Cultural Treasure.

Tuan Andrew Nguyen’s first Canadian exhibition looks at colonial trauma through the story of a stolen Luf canoe
The Globe and Mail·CanadaCanada· 2025-06-26
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