Hitler's Beneficiaries Plunder, Racial War, and the Nazi Welfare State

Name: Hitler's Beneficiaries Plunder, Racial War, and the Nazi Welfare State
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ISBN: 9780805087260

ISBN-10: 0805087265

ISBN-13: 9780805087260

Edition: N/A

Authors: Gï¿½tz Aly, Gï¿½tz Aly, Jefferson Chase, Gitz Aly

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A "provocative" account of great "intellectual significance," illuminating the economic workings of the Third Reich--and the reasons ordinary Germans supported the Nazi state ("The New York Times Book Review") 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 citizens of occupied lands…

Book details

List price: $22.00
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 1/8/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 5.16" wide x 8.13" long x 0.82" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English



Acknowledgments and Translator's Note


Preface



Political Opportunists in Action



The Dream of a "People's Empire"



The Accommodating Dictatorship



Subjugation and Exploitation



With Unwavering Efficiency



Profits for the People



The Mainstay: Western Europe



Room for Expansion: Eastern Europe



The Dispossession of the Jews



Larceny as a State Principle



Laundering Money for the Wehrmacht



Subsidies to and from Germany's Allies



The Trail of Gold



Crimes for the Benefit of the People



The Fruits of Evil



Speculative Politics



Nazi Socialism


A Note on Calculations


Currency Exchange Rates


List of Abbreviations


Notes


Bibliography


Index