• Preface; 1. Opportunities and obstacles: Schering AG as historical subject; 2. Triumph and tragedy: Schering and the 'great illusion' 1851–1913; 3. Schering and the 'organised insanity'; 4. Beer, banks and coal: Schering is 'rationalised' 1922–3; 5. Babylon on the spree: stabilisation and reorganisation; 6. The reestablishment of Schering's international businesses; 7. Missed opportunities: Schering and the depressions; 8. 'Leap into the unknown': Schering 1933–6; 9. The crest of the wave: 1937–9; 10. World War II and Schering 1940–5; 11. Epilogue: Schering's second ascent from the ashes; Appendix; Index.

"...a thoroughly researched, crisply written history of one of Germany's most enduring pharmaceutical firms. Kobrak's ongoing critique of the 'cooperative capitalism' that dominated the thinking of most German business executives in the last century is likely to be the most important finding of this study for the business history community." Jeffrey Lewis, The Ohio State University, Canadian Journal of History

• Preface; 1. Opportunities and obstacles: Schering AG as historical subject; 2. Triumph and tragedy: Schering and the 'great illusion' 1851–1913; 3. Schering and the 'organised insanity'; 4. Beer, banks and coal: Schering is 'rationalised' 1922–3; 5. Babylon on the spree: stabilisation and reorganisation; 6. The reestablishment of Schering's international businesses; 7. Missed opportunities: Schering and the depressions; 8. 'Leap into the unknown': Schering 1933–6; 9. The crest of the wave: 1937–9; 10. World War II and Schering 1940–5; 11. Epilogue: Schering's second ascent from the ashes; Appendix; Index.

"...a thoroughly researched, crisply written history of one of Germany's most enduring pharmaceutical firms. Kobrak's ongoing critique of the 'cooperative capitalism' that dominated the thinking of most German business executives in the last century is likely to be the most important finding of this study for the business history community." Jeffrey Lewis, The Ohio State University, Canadian Journal of History

• Preface; 1. Opportunities and obstacles: Schering AG as historical subject; 2. Triumph and tragedy: Schering and the 'great illusion' 1851–1913; 3. Schering and the 'organised insanity'; 4. Beer, banks and coal: Schering is 'rationalised' 1922–3; 5. Babylon on the spree: stabilisation and reorganisation; 6. The reestablishment of Schering's international businesses; 7. Missed opportunities: Schering and the depressions; 8. 'Leap into the unknown': Schering 1933–6; 9. The crest of the wave: 1937–9; 10. World War II and Schering 1940–5; 11. Epilogue: Schering's second ascent from the ashes; Appendix; Index.

"...a thoroughly researched, crisply written history of one of Germany's most enduring pharmaceutical firms. Kobrak's ongoing critique of the 'cooperative capitalism' that dominated the thinking of most German business executives in the last century is likely to be the most important finding of this study for the business history community." Jeffrey Lewis, The Ohio State University, Canadian Journal of History