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Jürgen Kuczynski (1904–1997)

Author of The rise of the working class

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Works by Jürgen Kuczynski

Dialog mit meinem Urenkel (1983) 27 copies
Jahre mit Büchern (1986) 3 copies
1871 - 1918 (1982) 2 copies
Hunger and Work 2 copies
1810 - 1870 (1900) 2 copies
Frost nach dem Tauwetter (1993) 2 copies
1650 - 1810 (1982) 2 copies
Memoiren (1983) 2 copies
Letzte Gedanken? (1996) 1 copy
Rote Arbeit 1 copy
Alte Gelehrte (1989) 1 copy

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Birthdate
1904-09-17
Date of death
1997-08-06
Gender
male

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Very slender (92 pages total) expanded essay by a noted German emigre communist economist; the multiple descriptors there are probably necessary to give a full idea of the angle from which this book comes. It's actually in two parts; the first part is a comparison of conditions for workers in the UK versus Germany. The second part then looks at conditions in Russia. While it is true that there was significant economic advancement in the 1930s for Russia as a whole, Kuczynski is wholly unconvincing in his analysis of conditions for workers in Russia. The analysis of freedoms in Russia is particularly risable, especially when you consider this book came out in the aftermath of the Great Purge era. Official statistics put out by Stalin's regime should be taken with a bag, not a grain, of salt. The first part of the book, the UK-German comparison, is more believable. The comment on Volkswagen being used as a funding tool for the government has been unshakeably proven elsewhere, and the conclusions he reaches regarding worsening and intensifying conditions for workers in Germany are simple and understandable. And yet, to the end, the German workers toiled for the Nazi regime. Kuczynski never really goes toward explaining this phenomenon. A quick read, well written, but not overly convincing or illuminating.… (more)
 
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EricCostello | Mar 4, 2019 |
In this Marxist-inspired account of the working class the author includes numerous colorful and interesting illustrations.
 
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gmicksmith | Dec 19, 2009 |

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