LEADER 05763nam 2201105 450 001 9910821951803321 005 20161213094721.0 010 $a1-78533-249-X 024 7 $a10.1515/9781785332494 035 $a(CKB)3710000000971854 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4197985 035 $a(DE-B1597)636440 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781785332494 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000971854 100 $a20161226h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aFrom craftsmen to capitalists $eGerman artisans from the Third Reich to the Federal Republic, 1939-1953 /$fFrederick L. McKitrick 210 1$aNew York, [New York] ;$aOxford, [England] :$cberghahn,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (308 pages) 225 1 $aMonographs in German History ;$vVolume 37 311 $a1-78920-531-X 311 $a1-78533-248-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aNote on the Handwerk trades -- Part I. Handwerk in crisis, 1918-1933 -- From Zu?nfte to Nazism : German Handwerk to 1939 -- Part II. Handwerk at war : 1939-1945 -- Handwerk in the war economy, 1939-1941 -- 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 -- The occupation -- The legal consolidation of Handwerk corporatism in the British zone -- Developments in the U.S. zone leading up to the introduction of Gewerbefreiheit -- The role of organization and leadership in the modernization of Handwerk -- Part IV. The early federal republic, 1949-1953 -- The effects of Gewerbefreiheit on Handwerk -- The integration of Handwerk organizations into the political fabric of the Federal Republic -- Changes in structure and outlook in Handwerk -- Conclusion: Revolution in handwerk? 330 2 $a"Politically adrift, alienated from Weimar society, and fearful of competition from industrial elites and the working class alike, the independent artisans of interwar Germany were a particularly receptive audience for National Socialist ideology. As Hitler consolidated power, they emerged as an important Nazi constituency, drawn by the party's rejection of both capitalism and Bolshevism. Yet, in the years after 1945, the artisan class became one of the pillars of postwar stability, thoroughly integrated into German society. From Craftsmen to Capitalists gives the first account of this astonishing transformation, exploring how skilled tradesmen recast their historical traditions and forged alliances with former antagonists to help realize German democratization and recovery; 'Among historians, German Handwerker have typically been treated only in terms of their presumed Nazi sentiments or persistent economic backwardness. This extensively researched, well-written volume shows that these artisans were neither exclusively reactionary in their politics nor cynically sacrificed by the Nazis at the altar of the war economy'--Jay Lockenour, Temple University; 'This is an impressive study that bears directly upon important scholarly debates. McKitrick's sympathy for the plight of tradespeople in a rapidly changing society is palpable, and he rightly handles their history with a due consideration of its complexity, rather than treating them as reactionary caricatures'--Perry Biddiscombe, University of Victoria"--From publisher's website. 410 0$aMonographs in German history ;$vVolume 37. 606 $aArtisans$zGermany$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aArtisans$xPolitical activity$zGermany$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aHandicraft industries$zGermany$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aSocial change$zGermany$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aNational socialism$xHistory 606 $aDemocratization$zGermany$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aGermany$xEconomic conditions$y1918-1945 607 $aGermany$xEconomic conditions$y1945-1990 607 $aGermany$xPolitics and government$y1933-1945 607 $aGermany$xPolitics and government$y1945-1990 610 $a1900s. 610 $a20th century. 610 $aallied powers. 610 $aallies. 610 $aapprentice. 610 $aartisan. 610 $abolshevik. 610 $acapitalism. 610 $acarpenters. 610 $acompetition. 610 $acontemporary. 610 $acooperatives. 610 $ademocracy. 610 $aeconomy. 610 $aelections. 610 $aeuropean history. 610 $afree market. 610 $agermany. 610 $ahistory buff. 610 $ahistory major. 610 $ahitler. 610 $aideology. 610 $amodern history. 610 $anazi. 610 $apolitical. 610 $apolitics. 610 $apostwar. 610 $arecovery. 610 $askilled. 610 $asocialist. 610 $asociety. 610 $atradesman. 610 $atransformation. 610 $awartime. 610 $aworking class. 610 $aworld history. 610 $aworld war. 610 $awwii. 615 0$aArtisans$xHistory 615 0$aArtisans$xPolitical activity$xHistory 615 0$aHandicraft industries$xHistory 615 0$aSocial change$xHistory 615 0$aNational socialism$xHistory. 615 0$aDemocratization$xHistory 676 $a331.7/94 686 $aNQ 2306$qOBV$2rvk 700 $aMcKitrick$b Frederick L.$01651688 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821951803321 996 $aFrom craftsmen to capitalists$94001788 997 $aUNINA