| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Series |
Studies in German history ; 18 |
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Studies in German history ; 18.
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| Contents |
The Respectable Career of Fritz K. ; Contents; Figures and Tables ; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 Kiehn's Rise to the Middle Class ; Chapter 2 Rapid Ascent through the Nazi Ranks ; Chapter 3 Between Gleichschaltung and the Party Purge of 1934 ; Chapter 4 Riding Nazi Party Coattails ; Chapter 5 Between Corruption and Camaraderie ; Chapter 6 Kiehn and Gustav Schickedanz in the Race for Aryanization ; Chapter 7 Wartime Deals and "Marriage Politics" ; Chapter 8 "The King of Trossingen" ; Chapter 9 From "War Criminal No. 1" to Sought-After Employer |
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Chapter 10 "Scot-Free, by the Skin of Their Teeth" Chapter 11 "Ripe for Satire" ; Chapter 12 "Kiehn Left No One Behind"?; Chapter 13 Honored Citizen Again ; Chapter 14 The Twilight Years of an Honored West German; Chapter 15 Coming to Terms with the Past in the Twenty-First Century ; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
List of FiguresForewordAbbreviations Introduction Chapter 1. Kiehn's Rise to the Middle Class: A Traveling Salesman Becomes a Factory OwnerChapter 2. Rapid Ascent through the Nazi Ranks: From Local Party Leader to Reichstag DelegateChapter 3. Fritz Kiehn, ""Leader of the Wurttemberg Economy""Chapter 4. Riding Nazi Party Coattails: Kiehn's Industrial AmbitionsChapter 5. Between Corruption and Camaraderie: The National Socialist Campaign to Curb AbusesChapter 6. Kiehn and Gustav Schickedanz in the Race for AryanizationChapter 7. Wartime Deals and ""Marriage Politics""Chapter 8. ""The King of |
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aryan |
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aryanization |
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autobiography |
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biography |
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bismark |
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bonn republic |
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business |
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entrepreneur |
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federal republic |
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german history |
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german politics |
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government and governing |
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historical |
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holocaust |
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jewish history |
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legal drama |
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lifetime |
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manufacturer |
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memoir |
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national socialism |
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nazi functionary |
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nazi history |
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nazi party |
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political |
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revolt |
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southern germany |
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successful manufacturer |
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trossingen |
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wwii |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-355) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Kiehn, Fritz, 1885-1980.
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| SUBJECT |
Kiehn, Fritz, 1885-1980 fast |
| Subject |
Nazis -- Germany -- Trossingen -- Biography
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Industrialists -- Germany -- Trossingen -- Biography
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National socialism -- Germany -- Württemberg
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Denazification.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Political.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
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Denazification
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Industrialists
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National socialism
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Nazis
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| SUBJECT |
Trossingen (Germany) -- Biography
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| Subject |
Germany -- Trossingen
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Germany -- Württemberg
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rauh, Cornelia, 1957-
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Butterfield, Casey, translator
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| ISBN |
9781782385943 |
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1782385940 |
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