Krupp: A History of the Legendary German Firm Hardcover - 2012
by Harold James
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"Harold James has written a concise yet compulsively readable history of what was once the most notorious name in German industrial history. Elegantly weaving together economic, political, and cultural history, he shows how Krupp rose to a position of dominance in the Central European arms industry thanks to the extraordinary work ethic of the founder's son and the family's early ability to tap informal credit networks, but, above all, the almost symbiotic relationship between the company and the German state, its biggest customer. James shows that Krupp was not a pure arms company. Nor was it exceptional among big firms in its complicity with the criminal Nazi regime. Yet at the heart of his story is a Faustian pact between an entrepreneurial family and a power-hungry polity."--Niall Ferguson, Harvard University
"More than a biography of a remarkable family, this fast-paced narrative, studded with vivid portraits and shrewd judgments, follows a firm that was once the largest in Europe as it navigated the existential crises of wars, inflations, depressions, dictatorships, and globalizations. Illuminating a corporate culture famous for its technological and marketing innovations, its paternalism and commitment to tradition, and its hostility to banks and indifference to profits, James offers us a deeper understanding of what makes German--and European--capitalism so different from our own."--Margaret Lavinia Anderson, University of California, Berkeley
"This is a clear and well-informed history of one of the most important industrial firms in Europe's most important industrial economy. Harold James situates the story of Krupp within the main strands of the history of modern Germany, modern industrial capitalism, and globalization. This is also a fascinating story about a family and their business."--Richard Bessel, author of Germany 1945: From War to Peace
"Drawing on his deep knowledge of German economic and political history, Harold James has written an important book of impressive range and scope that focuses not merely on the Krupp family but also on the role of technological change, the company's relationships with banks and governments, and the effects of international competition and war."--V. R. Berghahn, Columbia University
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- Title Krupp: A History of the Legendary German Firm
- Author Harold James
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition HAR/CDR
- Pages 360
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ
- Date 2012-02
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780691153407 / 069115340X
- Weight 1.4 lbs (0.64 kg)
- Dimensions 8.76 x 5.9 x 1.67 in (22.25 x 14.99 x 4.24 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Modern
- Cultural Region: Germany
- Library of Congress subjects Krupp family - History, Steel industry and trade - Germany - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011024639
- Dewey Decimal Code 338.766
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