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Jazz, Rock, and Rebels - Cold War Politics and American Culture in a Divided Germany (Paperback)
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Jazz, Rock, and Rebels - Cold War Politics and American Culture in a Divided Germany (Paperback)
Series: Studies on the History of Society and Culture, 35
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In the two decades after World War II, Germans on both sides of the
iron curtain fought vehemently over American cultural imports. Uta
G. Poiger traces how westerns, jeans, jazz, rock 'n' roll, and
stars like Marlon Brando or Elvis Presley reached adolescents in
both Germanies, who eagerly adopted the new styles. Poiger reveals
that East and West German authorities deployed gender and racial
norms to contain Americanized youth cultures in their own
territories and to carry on the ideological Cold War battle with
each other. Poiger's lively account is based on an impressive array
of sources, ranging from films, newspapers, and contemporary
sociological studies, to German and U.S. archival materials.
"Jazz, Rock, and Rebels" examines diverging responses to American
culture in East and West Germany by linking these to changes in
social science research, political cultures, state institutions,
and international alliance systems. In the first two decades of the
Cold War, consumer culture became a way to delineate the boundaries
between East and West. This pathbreaking study, the first
comparative cultural history of the two Germanies, sheds new light
on the legacy of Weimar and National Socialism, on gender and race
relations in Europe, and on Americanization and the Cold War.
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Imprint: |
University of California Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Studies on the History of Society and Culture, 35 |
Release date: |
March 2000 |
First published: |
March 2000 |
Authors: |
Uta G. Poiger
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
346 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-520-21139-1 |
Categories: |
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European history >
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LSN: |
0-520-21139-1 |
Barcode: |
9780520211391 |
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