Book contents
- The cambridge history of THE SECOND WORLD WAR
- The Cambridge History of the Second World War
- The Cambridge History of the Second World War
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Figure
- Map
- Tables
- Contributors to volume III
- Introduction to volume III
- Part I Political Economy
- Part II The Social Practice of Peoples’ War, 1939–1945
- Introduction to Part II
- 9 Death and survival in the Second World War
- 10 Wars of displacement
- 11 The war of the cities
- 12 Battles for morale
- 13 Hors de combat
- 14 The war of the villages
- Part III The Moral Economy of War and Peace
- Part IV In the Aftermath of Catastrophic Destruction
- Bibliographical essays
- Index
- Book part
11 - The war of the cities
Industrial labouring forces
from Part II - The Social Practice of Peoples’ War, 1939–1945
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2015
Book contents
- The cambridge history of THE SECOND WORLD WAR
- The Cambridge History of the Second World War
- The Cambridge History of the Second World War
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Figure
- Map
- Tables
- Contributors to volume III
- Introduction to volume III
- Part I Political Economy
- Part II The Social Practice of Peoples’ War, 1939–1945
- Introduction to Part II
- 9 Death and survival in the Second World War
- 10 Wars of displacement
- 11 The war of the cities
- 12 Battles for morale
- 13 Hors de combat
- 14 The war of the villages
- Part III The Moral Economy of War and Peace
- Part IV In the Aftermath of Catastrophic Destruction
- Bibliographical essays
- Index
- Book part
Summary
With the commencement of the Second World War, the mobilization and organization of industrial labour forces was the greatest challenge confronted by all participating nations. This was an economic, social, and above all political challenge. This chapter outlines the changes made to the labour systems in the six nations, namely, the USA, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, Germany, Italy and Japan. In all six nations, workers' associations confronted fundamental changes in the industrial workforce's infrastructure. Rearmament and the commencement of hostilities eliminated any residual unemployment caused by the Great Depression. Since changes in the three Axis powers were the most pronounced, the chapter pays particular attention to Germany, Italy and Japan. The chapter explains the mobilization of previously untapped labour sources, addressing how it changed the industrial workforce's composition and daily life in the workplace. It highlights the mobilization of female workers and foreign labourers in Germany and Japan.
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- The Cambridge History of the Second World War , pp. 298 - 328Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2015