Plant Breeding and Agrarian Research in Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institutes 1933-1945: Calories, Caoutchouc, Careers

by Susanne Heim

Book Overview

The book offers a history of the agricultural sciences in Nazi Germany. It analyzes scientific practice under the Nazi regime, Nazi agricultural policy and autarkic strategies as well as expansion policy in Eastern Europe. It also offers new insights into the Auschwitz concentration camp. It outlines the Nazi's comprehensive nutritional and agricultural research program intended to prepare Germany for war by raising productivity through scientific...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402067178
• ISBN13: 9781402067174
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"