The Salaried Masses
The Salaried MassesSiegfried Kracauer
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The Salaried Masses

The Salaried Masses Duty and Distraction in Weimar Germany

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First published in 1930 this analysis of Germany's emerging salaried class reveals how, in a very short period, the masses embraced Nazism. They eschewed the old society that previously sought pleasure in a range of social distractions.