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Hitler´s Beneficiaries: Plunder, Racial War, and the Nazi Welfare State
Götz Aly
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Paperback. A stunning account of the economic workings of the Third Reich-and the reasons ordinary Germans supported the Nazi state Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTB; HBWQ; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 484.
In this groundbreaking book, historian Gotz Aly addresses one of modern history's greatest conundrums: How did Hitler win the allegiance of ordinary Germans? The answer is as shocking as it is persuasive. By engaging in a campaign of theft on an almost unimaginable scale-and by channeling the proceeds into generous social programs-Hitler literally 'bought' his people's consent. Drawing on secret files and financial records, Aly shows that while Jews and people of occupied lands suffered crippling taxation, mass looting, enslavement, and destruction, most Germans enjoyed a much-improved standard of living. Buoyed by the millions of packages soldiers sent from the ... Read more
In this groundbreaking book, historian Gotz Aly addresses one of modern history's greatest conundrums: How did Hitler win the allegiance of ordinary Germans? The answer is as shocking as it is persuasive. By engaging in a campaign of theft on an almost unimaginable scale-and by channeling the proceeds into generous social programs-Hitler literally 'bought' his people's consent. Drawing on secret files and financial records, Aly shows that while Jews and people of occupied lands suffered crippling taxation, mass looting, enslavement, and destruction, most Germans enjoyed a much-improved standard of living. Buoyed by the millions of packages soldiers sent from the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
483g
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784786342
SKU
V9781784786342
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About Götz Aly
Respected historian of the Third Reich and the Holocaust, Gotz Aly's books include Architects of Annihilation. Winner of Germany's prestigious Heinrich Mann prize, Aly currently teaches at the University of Frankfurt.
Reviews for Hitler´s Beneficiaries: Plunder, Racial War, and the Nazi Welfare State
'Aly is the enfant terrible of modern German history. One of the most consistently original and provocative historians of the Nazi regime, he is an outlaw among Germany's academic fiefdoms, with a relentless passion for obscure hitherto unnoticed files and an astonishing eye for detail.' Daily Telegraph 'Germany's most influential popular historian' London Review of Books 'Gotz Aly is a ... Read more