After the Nazis : the story of culture in West Germany / Michael H Kater.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kater, Michael H., 1937- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Germany (West)--Civilization.

Germany (West).

Germany (West)--Intellectual life.

Arts, German--Germany (West)--20th century.

Arts, German.

National socialism and art.

Germany (West)--Cultural policy.

Cultural policy.

Intellectual life.

Manners and customs.

Germany.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

xvii, 517 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Story of culture in West Germany

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2023]

Summary:

"After World War II a mood of despair and impotence pervaded the arts in West Germany. The culture and institutions of the Third Reich were abruptly dismissed, yet there was no immediate return to the Weimar period's progressive ideals. In this moment of cultural stasis, how could West Germany's artists free themselves from their experiences of Nazism? Moving from 1945 to reunification, Michael H. Kater explores West German culture as it emerged from the darkness of the Third Reich. Examining periods of denial and complacency as well as attempts to reckon with the past, he shows how all postwar culture was touched by the vestiges of National Socialism. From the literature of Günter Grass to the happenings of Joseph Beuys and Karlheinz Stockhausen's innovations in electronic music, Kater shows how it was only through the reinvigoration of the cultural scene that West Germany could contend with its past - and eventually allow democracy to reemerge"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-489) and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9780300259247

0300259247

9780300275032

030027503X

OCLC:

1375058518