Nazism and the Working Class in Austria
Nazism and the Working Class in Austria
The image of Hitler as a demagogic "pied piper" leading astray the "little people" of Austria is as misleading as it is powerful. Nazism and the Working Class in Austria is a case study of the ambiguous relationship between state and society under the Nazis. Workers did not seriously attempt or even expect to overthrow the Nazi regime in the face of unprecedented surveillance and terror; but neither were they converted, and their oppositional strategies and disgruntled political opinions reveal a truculent workforce, rather than one that was contented and converted.
- One of the first studies of Austria under the Nazis which corrects the Sound of Music image of wartime Austria
- The book shows that most of the Austrian workforce was disgruntled under the Nazis, rather than converted by the new dogma
- Of topical interest in the context of neo-fascist German nationalism in present-day Germany and Austria
Reviews & endorsements
"This book...provides further evidence that the National Socialist notion of 'community' was a sham, and that the attitude of Austrians towards the regime differed little from that of Germans." Martin Kitchen, Canadian Journal of History
...Kirk presents an interesting insight into the whole range of workers resistance..." Michael Pammer, Journal of Economic History
"...there is so much if interest in Nazism and the Working Class in Austria...." Peter H. Hoffenberg, Labor History
Product details
April 2011Adobe eBook Reader
9780511887079
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Austrian fascism, 'Austro fascism' and the working class
- 2. Economic integration and political opposition between the Anschluss and the war
- 3. The war economy and the changing workforce, 1939–45
- 4. Work discipline in the war economy
- 5. Popular opinion and political protest in working class communities
- Conclusion.
