Frederick L. McKitrick

From Craftsmen to Capitalists (eBook, ePUB)

German Artisans from the Third Reich to the Federal Republic, 1939-1953

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Produktbeschreibung

Politically adrift, alienated from Weimar society, and fearful of competition from industrial elites and the working class alike, the independent artisans of interwar Germany were a particularly receptive audience for National Socialist ideology. As Hitler consolidated power, they emerged as an important Nazi constituency, drawn by the party's rejection of both capitalism and Bolshevism. Yet, in the years after 1945, the artisan class became one of the pillars of postwar stability, thoroughly integrated into German society. From Craftsmen to Capitalists gives the first account of this astonishing transformation, exploring how skilled tradesmen recast their historical traditions and forged alliances with former antagonists to help realize German democratization and recovery.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Berghahn Books
• Seitenzahl: 308
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781785332494
• Artikelnr.: 58493015

Autorenporträt

Frederick L. McKitrick received his doctorate from Columbia University. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of History and Anthropology at Monmouth University, New Jersey.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables and Figures
Acknowledgements
Preface
Note on the Handwerk Trades
PART I: HANDWERK IN CRISIS, 1918-1933
Chapter 1. From Zünfte to Nazism: German Handwerk to 1939
PART II: HANDWERK AT WAR: 1939-1945
Chapter 2. Handwerk in the War Economy, 1939-1941
Chapter 3. The Speer Ministry: The Coordination of Industry and Handwerk,
1942-1945
PART III: THE OCCUPATION PERIOD, 1945-1949: THE CONFRONTATION WITH THE
AMERICAN FREE MARKET
Chapter 4. The Occupation    
Chapter 5. The Legal Consolidation of Handwerk Corporatism in the British
Zone
Chapter 6. Developments in the U.S. Zone Leading Up to the Introduction of
Gewerbefreiheit
Chapter 7. The Role of Organization and Leadership in the Modernization of
Handwerk
PART IV: THE EARLY FEDERAL REPUBLIC, 1949-1953
Chapter 8. The Effects of Gewerbefreiheit on Handwerk
Chapter 9. The Integration of Handwerk Organizations into the Political
Fabric of the Federal Republic
Chapter 10.  Changes in Structure and Outlook in Handwerk
Conclusion: Revolution in Handwerk?
List of Abbreviations
Sources and Bibliography