California State University, San Bernardino CSUSB ScholarWorks Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations Office of aduateGr Studies 12-2019 Thinking Beyond The Führer: The Ideological and Structural Evolution of National Socialism, 1919-1934 Athahn Steinback CSUSAN BERNARDINO Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd Part of the Political History Commons Recommended Citation Steinback, Athahn, "Thinking Beyond The Führer: The Ideological and Structural Evolution of National Socialism, 1919-1934" (2019). Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations. 949. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/949 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Office of aduateGr Studies at CSUSB ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of CSUSB ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. THINKING BEYOND THE FÜHRER: THE IDEOLOGICAL AND STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION OF NATIONAL SOCIALISM, 1919-1934. A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of California State University, San Bernardino In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts in Social Sciences and Globalization by Athahn Steinback December 2019 THINKING BEYOND THE FÜHRER: THE IDEOLOGICAL AND STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION OF NATIONAL SOCIALISM, 1919-1934 A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of California State University, San Bernardino by Athahn Steinback December 2019 Approved by: Timothy Pytell, PhD, Committee Chair, History Steven Childs, PhD, Committee Member, Political Science © 2019 Athahn Steinback ABSTRACT Much of the discussion of German National Socialism has historically focused on of Adolf Hitler as the architect of the Nazi state. While recognizing Hitler’s central role in the development of National Socialism, this thesis contends that he was not a lone actor.