Economy and class structure of German fascism /
Alfred Sohn-Rethel ; translated by Martin Sohn-Rethel.
- London, England : CSE Books, 1978.
- 159 pages ; 23 cm.
Translation of Ökonomie und Klassenstruktur des deutschen Faschismus. Includes index. Includes biographical information about author.
Introduction / by David Edgar -- Preface -- 1. Ramification around the Bendlerstrasse Berlin -- 2. The work of the MWT [Mitteleuropäischer Wirtschaftstag]- the Bureau Hahn -- 3. The dilemma of rationalization -- 4. The Brüning camp and Harzburg front -- 5. The pillars of the Bruning camp -- 6. The MWT and the Harzburg front -- 7. A memorandum for South East Europe -- 8. The role of agricultural policy -- 9. The industrialists and agrarian cartelisation -- 10. The dialectic of fascism -- 11. The 'Reich food estate' -- 12. The arms economy and the four year plan -- 13. A fascist economic system -- 14. Plans for war against Russia -- 15. War in western Europe -- 16. The social reconsolidation of capitalism -- 17. The class structure of German fascism -- 18. The history of June 30, 1934 -- 19. Counter-revolution and antisemitism.
"Economy and Class Structure of German Fascism is a classic Marxist study of the founding of the Nazi state in the early 1930s. Having infiltrated the office of the MWT, Sohn-Rethel became an editorial assistant on the Führerbriefe, a newsletter commenting on current affairs which was circulated exclusively among the upper echelons of German big business. This book is a product of Sohn-Rethel's unique opportunity to observe at first hand the lurid personalities and events of the period. The books wealth of anecdotal material enriches our historical understanding of the period, but its real importance lies in the cogent analysis of the relationship between economic crisis and the rise of fascist ideas and politics. It is of considerable contemporary relevance." --From back cover. The cover of this book has a swastika printed on it.
This book was translated from German into English.