Industry and Ideology : IG Farben in the Nazi Era
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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
Book Description
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.
Industry and Ideology : IG Farben in the Nazi Era,Peter Hayes,Cambridge University Press,052178638X,20th century,Chemical industry,Corporate & Business History - General,Europe - General,Europe - Germany,Germany,History,History - General History,History: World,Interessengemeinschaft Farbeni,Mineral industries,Nationalsozialistische Deutsch,Political activity,Political aspects,World War, 1939-1945,Chemical industries,European history: from c 1900 -,History / Europe / General,Interessengemeinschaft Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft--Political activity--History--20th century
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