Princeton Studies in International History and Politics: Does Conquest Pay?: The Exploitation of Occupied Industrial Societies
Can foreign invaders successfully exploit industrial economies? This work demonstrates that expansion can, in fact, provide rewards to aggressor nations. It argues that invaders can exploit industrial societies for short periods of time and can maintain control and economic performance over the long term.
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List of Figures and TablesPreface and AcknowledgmentsCh. 1Does Conquest Pay?3Ch. 2When Does Conquest Pay?18Ch. 3Nazi-Occupied Western Europe, 1940-194436Ch. 4Belgium and Luxembourg, 1914-191869Ch. 5The Ruhr-Rhineland, 1923-192487Ch. 6The Japanese Empire, 1910-194599Ch. 7The Soviet Empire, 1945-1989120Ch. 8The Spoils of Conquest146Notes159Works Cited209Index243