From Craftsmen to Capitalists

German Artisans from the Third Reich to the Federal Republic, 1939-1953
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-78533-248-7
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Buch, Englisch, Band 37, 308 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 602 g

Reihe: Monographs in German History

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

McKitrick, Frederick L.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Deutsche Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

McKitrick, Frederick L.
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.