The business of genocide

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"During World War II, hundreds of thousands of prisoners were worked to death by the Nazis under a brutal system of slave labor in the concentration camps. By 1942, this vast network of slavery extended across all of German-occupied Europe, but the whole operation was run by a surprisingly small staff of bureaucrats - no more than 200 engineers and managers who worked in the Business Administration Main Office of the SS.". "The Business of Genocide powerfully contradicts the assumption that the SS forced slavery upon the German economy, demonstrating that instead industrialists actively sought out the Business Administration Main Office as a valued partner in the war economy. Moreover, while the bureaucrats who oversaw Holocaust operations have often been seen as technocrats or simple "cogs in the machinery," Allen reveals their ideological dedication, even fanatical devotion, to slavery and genocide in the name of National Socialism."--BOOK JACKET.

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Other Editions

• The business of genocide: the SS, slave labor, and the concentration campsUniversity of North Carolina Press2002-01-01
• The Business of GenocideHardcoverThe University of North Carolina Press2001-12-03
• Business of GenocideUniversity of North Carolina Press2003-01-01
• The Business of GenocidePaperbackThe University of North Carolina Press2005-02-16