{"product_id":"an-american-in-hitlers-berlin-9780252033612","title":"An American in Hitlers Berlin","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn American labor leader's eyewitness perspective on the rise of Nazi power in Weimar-era Berlin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Plotkin] is an astute observer and captures everchanging moods.”--\u003ci\u003eJewish Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A harrowing picture of Berlin ravaged by the Depression, the Weimar Republic's last months and the onset of Nazism. . . . A rich subtle and extremely readable account of a crucial moment in German history.\"--\u003ci\u003eEuropean Journal of American Studies.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A rare jewel. . . . An extremely valuable source for comparative labour historians and for historians of the Weimar Republic and of National Socialism.\"--\u003ci\u003eRevue Francaise D'etudes Americaines\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Once I started reading this work, I could not put it down. Plotkin's diary is a remarkable analysis 'from the bottom up' of German society, working-class institution, and politics in the period of transition from the Weimar Republic to the rise of Hitler. A very important book.\"--Fraser Ottanelli, University of South Florida\u003cbr\u003e\"Plotkin's writing is lively and conveys a vivid portrayal of German political and economic life on the eve of the Nazi takeover. It also provides an excellent sense of the impact of the Great Depression on German society. A valuable contribution to German history, labor history, and Jewish history.\"--Vicki Caron, author of \u003ci\u003eUneasy Asylum: France and the Jewish Refugee Crisis, 1933-1942\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"We have almost no eyewitness accounts of this period from nonjournalist observers and certainly none from the perspective of an American working-class observer. This work adds significantly to our knowledge on the history of internationalist trade unionism in the U.S. during the 1920s and 1930s, which is under-researched for this period. Highly recommended.\"--Dorothee Schneider, coauthor of \u003ci\u003e\"My Life in Germany before and after January 30, 1933\": Refugee Memoirs and Experiences\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments   vii\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations   xi\u003cbr\u003e Introduction   xiii   \u003ci\u003eCatherine Collomp and Bruno Groppo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbraham Plotkin's Diary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e October-November 1932   3\u003cbr\u003e December 1932   31\u003cbr\u003e January 1933   85\u003cbr\u003e February 1933   137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbraham Plotkin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Destruction of the Labor Movement in Germany   175\u003cbr\u003e Brief Chronology of Political Events in Germany, 1930-33   197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Index   201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIllustrations follow page 136\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"MO - University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036813885783,"sku":"9780252033612","price":91.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252033612.jpg?v=1750932636","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/an-american-in-hitlers-berlin-9780252033612","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}