Christmas in Germany : a cultural history / Joe Perry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perry, Joe.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christmas--Germany--History.

Christmas.

Germany--Social life and customs.

Germany.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 399 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An exploration of the invention, evolution, and politicization of Germany's favorite national holiday. Christmas played a crucial role in public politics, as revealed during World War I and World War II, the Nazification of Christmas by the Third Reich, and the political manipulation of Christmas during the Cold War.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Germany's Favorite Holiday; CHAPTER ONE: Scripting a National Holiday; CHAPTER TWO: Contradictions in the Christmas Mood; CHAPTER THREE: Christmas in Enemy Territory; CHAPTER FOUR: Under the Sign of Kauflust; CHAPTER FIVE: Christmas in the Third Reich; CHAPTER SIX: Ghosts of Christmas Past; Conclusion: The Nation around the Christmas Tree; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-88-908831-7-9

979-88-9313-324-0

1-4696-0494-9

0-8078-9941-0

OCLC:

691088382