The other '68ers : student protest and Christian democracy in West Germany / Anna Von der Goltz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Von der Goltz, Anna, 1978- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian democracy--Germany (West)--History--20th century.

Christian democracy.

Germany (West)--Social conditions.

Germany (West).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

This is a history of 1968 written from a new perspective-that of center-right student activists in West Germany. Based on oral history interviews and new archival sources, it examines the ideas, experiences, and repertoires of center-right students in this age of protest.

Contents:

Cover

The Other '68ers: Student Protest and Christian Democracy in West Germany

Copyright

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Contents

Abbreviations

List of Illustrations

Introduction

1968 and Histories of the Federal Republic

The Other '68ers and Histories of Generation

Sources

Chapter Structure

Chapter 1: Between Engagement and Enmity

Centre-Right Students in the Streets

'Be Where the Action Is!'

A Silent Majority?

Reform vs. Revolution

Of Insiders and Outsiders

Renegades

Chapter 2: Talking About (My) Generation

Narrating the War, Postwar, and Cold War

The Nazi Past and Totalitarianism

Intergenerational Conflict and Affinity

Chapter 3: Between Adenauer and Coca-Cola

Reforming the World, (Not) Changing the Self?

'None of Us Thought that You Weren't Supposed to Sleep with the Same Woman Twice'

Changing Gender Roles and Women Activists

Chapter 4: From Berlin to Saigon and Back

Cold War Imaginaries

The American War in Vietnam

Europe

Human Rights Activism

Chapter 5: Combative Politics

Hardening Fronts

Weimar Re-enactments

Centre-Right Activists and the 'Radicals Decree'

Protecting the Constitution

The Spectre of Left-Wing Terrorism

Returning to the Fold

Chapter 6: The (Ir)Resistible Rise of the Other '68ers

The Short March Through the Institutions

The Other '68ers and the Political Culture of the Late Federal Republic

Commemorating 1968

Mescalero Returns

Conclusion: The Other '68ers in German History

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

This edition also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-258935-0

0-19-188364-6

0-19-258934-2

OCLC:

1249475020