Krupp : a history of the legendary German firm / Harold James.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

James, Harold, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Krupp family--History.

Krupp family.

Fried. Krupp GmbH--History.

Fried. Krupp GmbH.

Steel industry and trade--Germany--History.

Steel industry and trade.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 established 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 Krupp managed to rebuild itself and become a symbol of Germany once again--this time open, economically successful, and socially responsible. Books on Krupp tend to either denounce it as a diabolical enterprise or celebrate its technical ingenuity. In contrast, James presents a balanced account, showing that the owners felt ambivalent about the company's military connection even while becoming more and more entangled in Germany's aggressive politics during the imperial era and the Third Reich. By placing the story of Krupp and its owners in a wide context, James also provides new insights into the political, social, and economic history of modern Germany.

Contents:

Introduction: a nation and a name

The decline of family : the fall from bourgeois respectability

Man of steel : Alfred Krupp

Man of science : Friedrich Alfred Krupp

Man of diplomacy : Gustav von Bohlen und Halbach

Man of tradition : family and firm in the Weimar Republic

Man of power : Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach

Man of the world : Berthold Beitz

Appendix 1: Family tree

Appendix 2: Business results, 1811-2010.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9786613439765

9781283439763

128343976X

9781400841868

1400841860

OCLC:

773567196