The book offers a history of the agricultural sciences in Nazi Germany. The book reveals the relation between science and power in Nazi Germany beyond the usual dichotomy that paints scientists in Nazi Germany either as victims of oppression or as sadistic beasts.
From the contentsIntroduction: Politics and Agricultural Research.- Calories - Agricultural Research, the Food Economy and War. The Four-Year Plan, 'Greater Europe', and Substitute Substances. Résumé: War as Opportunity.- Caoutchouc – A Vital War Reserve; The Development of a Research Programme. Slave Labour for Science. Résumé: Scientific Productivity and Terror.- Careers - Hans Stubbe and Klaus von Rosenstiel; Two Breeding Researchers. The Advance of Science.- Post-War Careers. Résumé: Creators, Experts, Servants.- Conclusions: Science, Nazi Rule and War.