Soldiers of Labor - Labor Service in Nazi Germany and New Deal America, 1933-1945

Klappentext Originally published in 2005, Soldiers of Labor is a systematic comparison between the labor policies of the Nazi dictatorship and New Deal America. The main subject of the book is the Nazi Labor Service (Reichsarbeitsdienst), a public work scheme that provided work and education for young men. Here, the organizational setup, the educational dimension, and its practical work are extensively examined. Originally, the institution was an instrument in the fight against unemployment at the end of the Weimar Republic. After 1933, it became a Nazi propaganda tool that ultimately became involved in the Nazi's war of extermination. This study examines the similarities and differences, the mutual perceptions, and transfers between the Nazi Labor Service and its New Deal equivalent, the Civilian Conservation Corps. Patel uncovers stunning similarities between the two organizations, as well as President Roosevelt's irritating personal interest in the Nazi equivalent of his pet agency, the CCC. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 2005! this is a systematic comparison between the labor policies of the Nazi dictatorship and New Deal America. Patel uncovers stunning similarities between the two organizations! as well as President Roosevelt's irritating personal interest in the Nazi equivalent of his pet agency! the CCC. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of charts and illustrations; Preface; Introduction; 1. The panacea for the Great Depression? Labor service ideas and their implementation prior to 1933; 2. Service to the community: the organization of the labor services; 3. 'Citizens', 'Volksgenossen' and soldiers: education in the labor services; 4. In 'Grandeurs of Nature': the work of the services; Concluding reflections; Abbreviations; Sources and bibliography; Index.

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• Authors: Kiran Klaus Patel, Kiran Klaus (Universitat Hamburg) Patel, Patel Kiran Klaus
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.09.2010
• EAN: 9780521168663
• ISBN: 978-0-521-16866-3
• No. of pages: 462
• Series: Publications of the German His; Publications of the German Historical Institute; Publications of the German His
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; USA, HISTORY / Europe / Germany, European History, Germany, HISTORY / Military / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / Military / United States, Warfare & defence, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Warfare and defence, History of the Americas, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period)