- Summary
- The remarkable rise and shameful fall of one of the twentieth century's greatest conglomerates. At its peak in the 1930s, the German chemical manufacturer IG Farben was one of the most powerful corporations in the world. To this day, companies formerly part of the Farben cartel--aspirin-maker Bayer, graphics supplier Agfa, plastics giant BASF--continue to play key roles in the global market. IG Farben itself, however, is remembered mostly for its connections to the Nazi Party and its complicity in the Holocaust. After the war, Farben's leaders were tried for crimes including mass murder and slave labor. Journalist Jeffreys presents the first comprehensive account of IG Farben's rise and fall, tracing the enterprise from its nineteenth-century origins, when the discovery of synthetic dyes gave rise to a vibrant new industry, through the upheavals of the Great War era, and on to the company's fateful role in World War II.--From publisher description.
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Jeffreys, Diarmuid.
- Published
- New York, NY : Metropolitan Books, 2008
- Locale
- Germany
- Edition
- First edition
- Contents
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From Perkin's purple to Duisberg's drugs
The golden years
The chemist's war
The birth of a colossus
Bosch's plan
Striking the bargain
Accommodation and collaboration
From long knives to the four year plan
Preparing for war
War and profit
Buna at Auschwitz
IG Auschwitz and the final solution
Götterdämmerung
Preparing the case
Trial.
- Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-467) and index.
From Perkin's purple to Duisberg's drugs -- The golden years -- The chemist's war -- The birth of a colossus -- Bosch's plan -- Striking the bargain -- Accommodation and collaboration --From long knives to the four year plan -- Preparing for war -- War and profit -- Buna at Auschwitz -- IG Auschwitz and the final solution -- Götterdämmerung -- Preparing the case -- Trial.
