The Swastika: Constructing the Symbol

The Swasitikais the first substantial work specifically on the swastika as an emblem. While it is difficult to disconnect the swastika from its use by the Nazis, the emblem is a much older symbol with deep roots in mythical Aryan tradition. In this book, Malcom Quinn describes the historical and mythical significance of the emblem, and shows how the Nazis used this significance to construct a political symbol, enhancing its symbolic meanings, and encrusting it with new ones. In this way the Nazis latched on to an image with great inherent power.