"When the Nazis came to power in 1933, they promised to build a vibrant consumer society. But they faced a dilemma. They recognized that consolidating support for the regime required providing Germans with the products they desired. At the same time, the Nazis worried about the degrading...

Die Lenzing AG ist ein österreichischer Konzern mit Sitz in Lenzing. Die Geschichte des Unternehmens kann man bis ins Jahre 1892 zu einer Papierfabrik in Lenzing zurückverfolgen. 1938 erfolgte die Gründung der Zellwolle Lenzing AG.

Today FDR's New Deal is regarded as the democratic ideal, the positive American response to the economic crisis that propelled Germany and Italy toward Fascism. Yet in the 1930s, these regimes were hardly considered antithetical. Cultural historian Schivelbusch investigates their shared elements...