The power of big business in the Third Reich economy remains one of the most important issues of that disastrous era. Drawing on prodigious research in German corporate and government archives, Peter Hayes argues that the IG Farben chemicals combine, Nazi Germany's largest corporation, proved unable to influence national policy outside the firm's sphere of expertise. Indeed, the most infamous aspects of Nazi policy occurred despite IG Farben's advocacy of alternative courses of action. Nonetheless, Farben grew rich under the Nazi regime and was directly involved in some of its greatest crimes. This edition has a new preface that incorporates new developments and research in the field.
By:
Peter Hayes (Northwestern University Illinois)
Imprint: Cambridge University Pres
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Height: 230mm,
Width: 153mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 850g
ISBN: 9780521786386
ISBN 10: 052178638X
Pages: 450
Publication Date: 15 March 2001
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Other merchandise
Publisher's Status: Active
Part I. The Nascent Concern, 1860–1933: 1. Origins and organization; 2. The search for stability; Part II. The National Revival, 1933–6: 3. Revolution and reflation; 4. From Schacht to Göring; Part III. The Nervous Years, 1936–9: 5. Autarky and atomization; Part IV. The Nazi Empire, 1938–44: 6. Greater Germany; 7. The New Order; Part V. The Nature of War, 1939–45: 8. Commerce and complicity; Epilogue.
Reviews for Industry and Ideology: I. G. Farben in the Nazi Era
Critical acclaim for the first edition: 'This study is based on a remarkable command of the old and new sources. It is an important book that comes to sound, thoughtful, and depressing conclusions.' Gerald Feldman, University of California, Berkeley 'Professor Hayes had produced a pioneering study. Lucidly argued, well-written, it is an admirable re-assessment of the role of German capitalism under Hitler. He has brought this important historical debate back to life again.' R. J. Overy, King's College London
