02522nam 2200613Ia 450 991081889940332120200520144314.0979-88-9313-324-01-4696-0494-90-8078-9941-0(CKB)2670000000058468(EBL)605929(OCoLC)691088382(SSID)ssj0000414043(PQKBManifestationID)11302302(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000414043(PQKBWorkID)10386267(PQKB)11165072(StDuBDS)EDZ0000245687(OCoLC)676698064(MdBmJHUP)muse23484(Au-PeEL)EBL605929(CaPaEBR)ebr10425445(CaONFJC)MIL929248(MiAaPQ)EBC605929(EXLCZ)99267000000005846820100318d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierChristmas in Germany a cultural history /Joe Perry1st ed.Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Pressc20101 online resource (xiii, 399 pages) illustrationsDescription based upon print version of record.1-4696-2213-0 0-8078-3364-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexAn 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.ChristmasGermanyHistoryGermanySocial life and customsChristmasHistory.394.26630943Perry Joe1690064MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818899403321Christmas in Germany4065557UNINA