In an era where Nazism either revives openly or is projected covertly in the forms of racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, tolerance, or justification of violence and hatred, Greek education appears weak in fulfilling its fundamental obligations. Educators - essentially untrained in managing controversial and current historical phenomena... see with embarrassment the Nazi ideology captivating their students and feel powerless to react systematically, while official educational authorities demonstrate inexplicable indifference. This book aspires to be a bridge between academic historical theory and school historical education, between modern scientific knowledge and teaching practice - a bridge that we need more than ever. Educators at all levels, students of history and pedagogy departments, as well as those who look forward to an education dynamically connected to life and humanity, will find in this volume contemporary approaches and perspectives on the Nazi phenomenon, teaching methodology, teaching proposals, and versatile teaching material.

The texts included are:
- Angelos Palikidis, Introduction
Part A: Theoretical approaches to the Nazi phenomenon
- Vasilis Bogiatzis, "Studying Absolute Evil: an overview of the historiography of Nazism from the early interpretations to the New Consensus and Roger Griffin's synthetic approach"
- Elli Lemonidou, "World War II: historiography, public history, and historical education"
- George Kokkinos, "Historical revisionism and Holocaust denial (negationism)"
- Angelos Palikidis, "Nazism in Greek history textbooks"
- Vasilis Dalkavoukis, "The memory of the Nazi Occupation in public space. The case of street names"
Part B: Teaching approaches: Teaching methodology and lesson plans
- Dimitris Mavroskoufis, "Strategies for utilizing sources and methodizing teaching"
- Katerina Brentanou, "Revealing complicity"
- Vasiliki Saka, "Us and the 'others': the experience of unconscious fascism in a society and the contemporary conjuncture"
- Zeta Papandreou, "Nazi occupation in Greece and resistance actions"
Part C: Educational material
Index of names
Index of terms