Americanization And Anti-americanism [[electronic resource] ] : The German Encounter with American Culture after 1945

• Autore: Stephan Alexander
• Pubblicazione: New York, NY, : Berghahn Books, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (302 p.)
• Disciplina: 303.48/243073/09045
• Soggetto topico: Americanization; Anti-Americanism - Germany; Politics and culture - Germany; Popular culture - Germany; Public opinion - Germany; HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Americanization and Anti-Americanism; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PART 1: POLITICS OF CULTURE; ANTI-AMERICANISM AND AMERICANIZATION; COUNTER-AMERICANISM AND CRITICAL CURRENTS IN WEST GERMAN RECONSTRUCTION 1945-1960; SAIGON, NUREMBERG, AND THE WEST; PART 2: POPULAR CULTURE; RESISTING BOOGIE-WOOGIE CULTURE, ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM, AND POP ART; FROM NIGHTMARE TO MODEL?; LEARNING FROM AMERICA; PART 3: FILM; CINEMATIC AMERICANIZATION OF THE HOLOCAUST IN GERMANY; ANTI-AMERICANISM AND THE COLD WAR; GERMAN CINEMA FACE TO FACE WITH HOLLYWOOD; PART 4. EUROPEAN AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES; DOUBLE CROSSINGS ; ANTI-AMERICANISM AND ANTI-MODERNISM IN EUROPECALIFORNIA BLUE; AWKWARD RELATIONS; PART 5: OUTLOOK; CRISIS OR COOPERATION?; GERMANS AND AMERICANS; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR THE PERIOD 1945 TO THE PRESENT; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: The ongoing discussions about globalization, American hegemony and September 11 and its aftermath have moved the debate about the export of American culture and cultural anti-Americanism to center stage of world politics. At such a time, it is crucial to understand the process of culture transfer and its effects on local societies and their attitudes toward the United States. This volume presents Germany as a case study of the impact of American culture throughout a period characterized by a totalitarian system, two unusually destructive wars, massive ethnic cleansing, and economic di
• Titolo autorizzato: Americanization And Anti-americanism
• ISBN: 0-85745-680-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787881603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II