| Description |
xii, 446 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Publications of the German Historical Institute |
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Publications of the German Historical Institute.
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| Contents |
1. A panacea for the Great Depression? : labor service ideas and their implementation prior to 1933 -- 2. Service to the community : the organization of the labor services -- 3. "Citizens," Volksgenossen, and soldiers : education in the labor services -- 4. In "the grandeurs of nature" : the work of the labor services |
| Summary |
"Soldiers of Labor is the first systematic comparison of the labor policies of the Nazi dictatorship and New Deal America. The main subject of the book is the Reich Labor Service (Reichsarbeitsdienst), a public works project that provided work and education for young men." "This study examines the similarities and differences, mutual perceptions, and transfers between the Reich Labor Service and its New Deal equivalent, the Civilian Conservation Corps. Patel uncovers similarities between the two organizations, as well as President Roosevelt's personal irritation with the Nazi equivalent of his pet agency, the CCC."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-438) and index |
| Subject |
Germany. Reichsarbeitsdienst.
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Labor service -- Germany.
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Labor service -- United States.
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National socialism.
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| LC no. |
2004054765 |
| ISBN |
0521834163 alkaline paper |
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