West Germans Against The West
Anti-Americanism in Media and Public Opinion in the Federal Republic of Germany 1949–1968
Authors: Müller, C.
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- About this book
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An exploration of how the theme of Anti-Americanism was employed by influential sections of the West German media to oppose the modernisation of the Federal Republic of Germany during the 'long 1950s'. In the public battle over the future direction of Germany, America stood as a symbol of social, political and economic corruption.
- About the authors
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CHRISTOPH HENDRIK MÜLLER has been a lecturer at University College Dublin, Ireland, and has taught at Queen's University Belfast and Trinity College Dublin. He has worked for Reuters, the Financial Times Deutschland and SPIEGEL online. He holds a doctoral degree from the University of Oxford and a BA from Trinity College Dublin. He currently lives in Amman, Jordan.
- Reviews
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'In this excellent historical-cultural study, Muller takes a closer look at the 'long 1950s' and shows convincingly that anti-American attitudes were not just at the fringes but pretty much at the heart of West Germany's emerging political culture. Coming to terms with the past, West German politicians and intellectuals struggled with the supposed 'deeper' meanings of the relationship between democracy, capitalism and culture.' - Times Higher Education
'...fascinating study...' - Journal of Contemporary European Studies Issue 4/2012
- Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-21
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Vergangenheitsbewältigung at the Expense of the United States
Pages 22-61
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Rejection of the Republic — Democracy and Capitalism
Pages 62-119
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Hedonism and Equality
Pages 120-171
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‘Americanisation’ Revisited
Pages 172-178
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- West Germans Against The West
- Book Subtitle
- Anti-Americanism in Media and Public Opinion in the Federal Republic of Germany 1949–1968
- Authors
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- C. Müller
- Series Title
- Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media
- Copyright
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Copyright Holder
- Christoph Hendrik Müller
- eBook ISBN
- 978-0-230-25141-0
- DOI
- 10.1057/9780230251410
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-0-230-23155-9
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-349-31200-9
- Series ISSN
- 2634-6575
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- X, 258
- Topics
