This book compares Trump and Hitler as political performance artists. It explores their populist self-staging and rhetorical strategies and explains how they connected with their respective audiences. It also analyses the two men's character, work ethic, and management style. In addition, the book addresses seemingly peripheral issues like the reasons behind Hitler's toothbrush moustache and Trump's hairstyle. By demystifying Hitler and Trump, the author throws new light on both of them.

Examines similarities and differences between Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler as 'political performance artists' Focuses on their approach to politics, including use of popular culture, self-staging, rhetoric and lies Throws new light on National Socialism by looking at Hitler through the perspective of Trumpian populism

Autorentext

Henk de Berg is Professor of German at the University of Sheffield, UK. His previous books include Freud's Theory and Its Use in Literary and Cultural Studies, which received a Choice Outstanding Academic Title Award.

Inhalt

1: Self-Staging: Aura and Appearance.- 2: Corruption and Money.- 3: Enemies, Scapegoats, and Conspiracy Theories.- 4: The Establishment, the Elite, and the Experts.- 5: Identity and Negative Myths.- 6: Leadership Style.- 7: Speeches, Lies, and Narrative (Un-)Truth.