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UNINA9910785338703321 |
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Autore |
Perry Joe |
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Titolo |
Christmas in Germany : a cultural history / / Joe Perry |
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Chapel Hill : , : University of North Carolina Press, , 2010 |
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©2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-4696-0494-9 |
0-8078-9941-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiii, 399 pages) : illustrations |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Christmas - Germany - History |
Germany Social life and customs |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Germany's Favorite Holiday; CHAPTER ONE: Scripting a National Holiday; CHAPTER TWO: Contradictions in the Christmas Mood; CHAPTER THREE: Christmas in Enemy Territory; CHAPTER FOUR: Under the Sign of Kauflust; CHAPTER FIVE: Christmas in the Third Reich; CHAPTER SIX: Ghosts of Christmas Past; Conclusion: The Nation around the Christmas Tree; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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An exploration of the invention, evolution, and politicization of Germany's favorite national holiday. Christmas played a crucial role in public politics, as revealed during World War I and World War II, the Nazification of Christmas by the Third Reich, and the political manipulation of Christmas during the Cold War. |
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