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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):
- Social history.
- Germany--Intellectual life--20th century.
- Germany.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (552 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Story of culture in West Germany
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven, Connecticut : 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.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Halftitle page
- Series page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- CHAPTER ONE Out of Ruins (1945-1950)
- CHAPTER TWO Defying Stasis (1950-1960)
- CHAPTER THREE The Clash of Generations (1960-1970)
- CHAPTER FOUR New Uncertainties (1970-1980)
- CHAPTER FIVE Retrenchment (1980-1990)
- Coda: After the West Germans
- Notes
- Archival Sources
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Kater, Michael H. After the Nazis
- ISBN:
- 0-300-27503-X
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