Empire of Rags and Bones offers a fresh perspective on the history of the Third Reich and the Nazi genocide of the Jews. Historicizing the much- championed ideal of zero waste, this book explains the connections between Nazi resource-thinking, imperial expansion, and racial purging.
Exploring the intersection of film production and consumption in Hamburg, the book delves into how Nazi ideology was conceptualized, perceived, and contested within the cinematic landscape. It highlights the complex interactions between filmmakers and audiences, revealing the cultural tensions and ideological battles that shaped the film industry during this tumultuous period. Through detailed analysis, it provides insights into the broader societal impacts of cinema in Nazi Germany.
Public Funding and the Regulation of Popular Education in Sweden, 1870–1991
This book challenges the idea that a sharp boundary should be drawn between the state and civil society. Although this idea is extremely common in modern capitalist societies, here it is turned on its head through a study of the ways in which public funding from the 1870s to the 1990s has enabled and shaped collective action in Swedish popular education. Popular education has generally been seen as independent of government control, with strong connections to popular and labour movements; in this volume, Berg and Edquist narrate a new story of its rise by analysing how a government grant system was constructed to drive its development. A key element in this government policy was to create and protect popular education as an autonomous phenomenon, yet making it perform state functions by regulating its bureaucratic make-up and ideological content. The book will appeal to scholars and students of history, education, and sociology, particularly those with an interest in the workings of the capitalist state as well as the history of education.