{"product_id":"from-cooperation-to-complicity-degussa-in-the-third-reich-paperback-9780521039918","title":"From Cooperation to Complicity; Degussa in the Third Reich (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521039918","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFrom Cooperation to Complicity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDegussa in the Third Reich\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA case study of the involvement of a major, now multinational, corporation in the rise and expansion of Nazism.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter Hayes (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521039918, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 23 July 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e396 pages, 27 b\/w illus.  1 map  17 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.5 x 2 cm, 0.547 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Hayes has produced a remarkable and highly readable book. From Cooperation to Complicity is impressive in overview, rich in detail, and , not the least, balanced in its judgements.' Zug\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFrom Cooperation to Complicity is a study of the Degussa corporation, a firm which played a pivotal role in the processing of plundered precious metals in Nazi-occupied Europe and controlled the production and distribution of Zyklon B, the infamous pesticide used to gas the inmates of Auschwitz and Majdanek concentration camps, during the Third Reich. The author traces the extent of the corporation's involvement in these and other Nazi war crimes, including the Aryanization of Jewish-owned property and the exploitation of forced labour, and delineates the motivations for such conduct.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Preface and acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction and overview\u003cbr\u003e 2. The company, the party and the regime\u003cbr\u003e 3. Aryanization\u003cbr\u003e 4. Autarky and armament\u003cbr\u003e 5. Precious metals for the Reich\u003cbr\u003e 6. War production and spoliation\u003cbr\u003e 7. Forced labour\u003cbr\u003e 8. Degesch and Zyklon B\u003cbr\u003e 9. War's end and aftermath\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909076181272,"sku":"9780521039918","price":40.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521782272_97d0c47c-c9b1-4def-a6ba-10a249d9b92d.jpg?v=1694968540","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/from-cooperation-to-complicity-degussa-in-the-third-reich-paperback-9780521039918","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}