this industry occupied a central position in Germany during the inflation, the author's investigation illuminates certain …—and particularly the iron and steel industry-successfully took advantage of shortages of raw materials and of inflation to gain the …

society--that in Germany during and following World War I. A broad, probing narrative, this book studies inflation as a … indebtedness. The Great Disorder is a study of German society under the tension of inflation and hyperinflation, and it explores … the ways in which Germany's hyperinflation and stabilization were linked to the Great Depression and the rise of …