Free to Obey
How the Nazis Invented Modern Management
by Johann Chapoutot
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Pub Date Apr 18 2023 | Archive Date Apr 18 2023
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Description
What if the rules of modern capitalism were written during the Third Reich?
Reinhard Höhn (1904-2000) was a commander of the SS, one of Nazi Germany’s most brilliant legal minds, and an archetype of the fervid technocrats and intellectuals that built the Third Reich. Following Germany’s defeat, after a few years in hiding, he emerged in the early 1950s as the founder and director of a renowned management school in Lower Saxony.
Höhn’s story wouldn’t be very different from that of many other prominent Nazis if not for the fact that a vast number of Germany’s postwar business leaders—more than 600,000 executives—were educated at his management school.
In this fascinating book, Johann Chapoutot, one of France’s most brilliant historians, traces the profound links between Nazism and the principles of modern corporate management, our definitions of success, and a concept of personal freedom that masks rigid hierarchical structures of power and control.
“One of the most gifted European historians of his generation.”—Timothy Snyder, New York Times best-selling author of On Tyranny
A Note From the Publisher
-For readers of business biographies and those interested in the history of corporate capitalism, in the legacy of fascism and Nazism, German history.
-For readers of books by Tony Judt, Timothy Snyder, Byung-Chul Han, Ian Kershaw, Volker Ullrich, Richard Evans, Niall Ferguson
KEY SELLING POINTS
-Readable yet erudite work of economic history
-Explores the connection between corporate management, business hierarchy, and authoritarian and illiberal ideas
-Timely reflection on individual freedom within capitalist structures
Advance Praise
“A brilliant, stereotype defying study.”—Les Temps
“The extraordinary, harrowing story of the Nazi roots of our work culture.”—Marianne
“Johann Chapoutot is one of the great historians of Nazism. Time and again, his work has shown that the Third Reich was not an accidental aberration of history.”—France Culture
“A fascinating essay about the second life of Reinhard Höhn—from one of the Third Reich’s most brilliant legal minds to the founder of Germany’s leading postwar business school.”—Le Figaro Magazine
Marketing Plan
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- Finished copy mailings via Europa and PGW sales reps
- National and regional Media campaign
- Academic outreach
Marketing & Publicity
- Print and E-galleys through Edelweiss, Netgalley
- Finished copy mailings via Europa and PGW sales reps
- National and regional Media campaign
- Academic outreach
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781609458041 |
| PRICE | $17.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 144 |
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