Nazism and the working class in Austria : industrial unrest and political dissent in the "national community"

The image of Hitler as a demagogic "pied piper" leading astray the "little people" of Austria is as misleading as it is powerful. Nazism and the Working Class in Austria is a case study of the ambiguous relationship between state and society under the Nazis. Workers did not seriously attempt or even expect to overthrow the Nazi regime in the face of unprecedented surveillance and terror; but neither were they converted, and their oppositional strategies and disgruntled political opinions reveal a truculent workforce, rather than one that was contented and converted. The Image Of Hitler As A Demagogic 'pied Piper' Leading Astray The 'little People' Of Austria Is As Misleading As It Is Powerful. Nazism And The Working Class In Austria Is A Case Study Of The Ambiguous Relationship Between State And Society Under The Nazis. It Places The Experience Of Austrian Industrial Workers In The Third Reich In A Broader Historical Context, From The Origins Of The Earliest 'national Socialist' Movements In The Backwaters Of The Habsburg Empire To The End Of The Second World War. Workers Did Not Seriously Expect Or Even Attempt To Overthrow The Nazi Regime In The Face Of Unprecedented Surveillance And Terror; But Neither Were They Won Over, And Their Oppositional Strategies And Disgruntled Political Opinions Reveal A Truculent Workforce, Rather Than One Which Was Contented And Converted. Map: 'alpine And Danubian Reichsgaue', 1939 -- Map: Greater Vienna, 1939 -- 1. Austrian Fascisms, 'austrofascism' And The Working Class -- 2. Economic Integration And Political Opposition Between The Anschluss And The War -- 3. The War Economy And The Changing Workforce 1939-1945 -- 4. Work Discipline In The War Economy -- 5. Popular Opinion And Political Protest In Working-class Communities. Tim Kirk. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 171-184) And Index. The image of Hitler as a demagogic 'pied piper' leading astray the 'little people' of Austria is as misleading as it is powerful. Nazism and the Working Class in Austria is a case study of the ambiguous relationship between state and society in Austria under the Nazis. It places the experience of Austrian industrial workers in the Third Reich in a broader historical context, from the origins of the earliest 'national socialist' movements in the backwaters of the Habsburg empire to the end of the Second World War. Workers did not seriously attempt or even expect to overthrow the Nazi regime in the face of unprecedented surveillance and terror; but neither were they converted, and their oppositional strategies and disgruntled political opinions reveal a truculent workforce, rather than one that was contented and converted The history of modern Australian politics has generally been described in terms of three broad political movements or 'camps' (Lager): the labour movement, the 'Catholic-conservative' camp and the 'national-liberal' camp.