Krupp: A History of the Legendary German Firm by James, Harold

Princeton. 2012. Princeton University Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 9780691153407. 38 halftones, 3 line illustrations 3 tables. 360 pages. hardcover. keywords: History Economics . FROM THE PUBLISHER - The history of Krupp is the history of modern Germany. No company symbolized the best and worst of that history more than the famous steel and arms maker. In this book, Harold James tells the story of the Krupp family and its industrial empire between the early nineteenth century and the present, and analyzes its transition from a family business to one owned by a nonprofit foundation. Krupp founded a small steel mill in 1811, which laid the basis for one of the largest and most important companies in the world by the end of the century. Famously loyal to its highly paid workers, it rejected an exclusive focus on profit, but the company also played a central role in the armament of Nazi Germany and the firm's head was convicted as a war criminal at Nuremberg. Yet after the war… Read More

Princeton University Press, 2012-02-06. Hardcover. Used:Good.

Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2012 360 pages. The dust jacket is a little worn. The bottom edge has a remainder mark ink spot. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Hardback. New. The history of Krupp is the history of modern Germany. No company symbolized the best and worst of that history more than the famous steel and arms maker. This book tells the story of the Krupp family and its industrial empire between the early nineteenth century onwards.

Princeton Univ Pr, 2012. Hardcover. New. 368 pages. 8.60x5.70x1.50 inches.

Princeton University Press, 2012-02-26. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!