German History - Political Aspects, General & Miscellaneous European History, German History - Social Aspects, General & Miscellaneous German History, Labor Policies, Working Class, National Socialism, German History - 1933 - 1945 (The Third Reich)
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Although there have been innumerable monographs and books on the attitude of the German workers to National Socialism, there has been no comprehensive study of the subject. Interest has focused on resistance and opposition, not on the attitude of the large majority who were passive or indifferent, more interested in their working conditions and wages than in political questions; but there was also an active pro-Nazi minority. The active opposition consisted of Communists, Social Democrats and Independent Socialists - another comparatively small minority, the members of which suffered cruel persecution. Partly based on the author's own experience, The German Workers and the Nazis combines an account of the German working-class opposition to Hitler and the Nazis with a description of the workers' daily problems and mood - which ranged from support to total opposition - during the 12 years of the Third Reich.Editorials
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Drawing partly on his own experiences, Carsten combines an account of working-class opposition to Hitler with a description of the whole range of workers' concerns and attitudes during the 12 years of the Third Reich. Unlike other authors on the subject, he takes full account of the majority of workers who had no high feelings about the government. The chronological chapters cover the entire period from before the National Socialists took power in 1933, through the pre-war and war times, to the last year in 1945. Distributed in the US by Ashgate. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
July 12, 1995
Publisher
Ashgate Publishing Limited
Pages
206
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780859679985