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Krupp: A History of the Legendary German Firm
Harold James
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Description for Krupp: A History of the Legendary German Firm
hardcover. 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. This book tells the story of the Krupp family and its industrial empire between the early nineteenth century onwards. Num Pages: 360 pages, 38 halftones. 3 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; KJZ; KNJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 642.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691153407
SKU
9780691153407
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About Harold James
Harold James is professor of history and international affairs and the Claude and Lore Kelly Professor of European Studies at Princeton University. His books include The Creation and Destruction of Value, The End of Globalization, and Family Capitalism. He was awarded the 2004 Helmut Schmidt Prize for Economic History, and the 2005 Ludwig Erhard Prize for economics writing. He is ... Read more
Reviews for Krupp: A History of the Legendary German Firm
"Krupp is a meticulous company history, enhanced by the author's immersion in the company's archives. The book is also, inevitably, the biography of a family... Krupp rewards a reader's effort. The book shows us not only a family and a company, but also the state in its various forms with which Krupp has been associated for two centuries. The Krupp ... Read more