1st Edition
International Business and National War Interests Unilever between Reich and empire, 1939-45
By Ben Wubs
Copyright 2008
272 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
272 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book deals with the activities of the Anglo-Dutch multinational during the war. Given the various threats faced by Unilever during the Nazi period, Ben Wubs argues that it was not self evident that the company would survive the war. Based on research into company sources which were hitherto unavailable, he shows the effect of the war on Unilever as well as the changing conditions in the... Read more
Contents, Chapter 1: Introduction, Chapter 2: Unilever in the 1930s, Chapter 3: Univeler and Nazi Germany, Chapter 4: War Preparations, Chapter 5: Business as Unusual, 1939-1941, Chapter 6: A Reichs Commissioner for the Unilever Group, 1941-1945, Chapter 7: London's Calling, 1941-1945, Chapter 8: The Aftermath 1945-1950, Chapter 9: Conclusions, Appendix
Biography
Ben Wubs is a Researcher at the Erasmus University and Utrecht University engaged in various projects related to Dutch multinationals, the Dutch business system, and the German hinterland.
