Richard Walther Darré
Richard Walther Darré was a prominent Nazi official and one of the leading proponents of the 'Blood and Soil' ideology. He served as the Reich Minister of Food and Agriculture and was a key figure in promoting agrarian policies in Nazi Germany.
Books
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1. A New Nobility Of Blood And Soil
The Agrarian Ideology of National Socialism
This influential work explores the ideological underpinnings of agrarianism and racial purity, advocating for a return to rural values and the cultivation of a "noble" peasantry as the backbone of society. It emphasizes the importance of bloodlines and the connection to the land, promoting a vision where the health of the nation is intrinsically tied to the purity and productivity of its rural population. The text intertwines themes of nationalism, agriculture, and eugenics, reflecting the socio-political climate of its time and offering a controversial perspective on the relationship between people and their environment.
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2. The Peasantry As The Lifeblood Of The Nordic Race
The work advances a racialist, blood-and-soil argument that the peasantry constitutes the biological and cultural foundation of the so-called Nordic race, praising rural life and traditional farming as preservers of racial purity and national character while denouncing urbanization, industrialism, and cosmopolitan influences as corrupting forces; it promotes eugenic and agrarian policies to maintain and cultivate alleged racial health and continuity, and frames social and political reforms around preserving a mythic peasant-based national community.
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