Christmas in Germany : a cultural history / / Joe Perry
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| Autore: |
Perry Joe
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| Titolo: |
Christmas in Germany : a cultural history / / Joe Perry
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| Pubblicazione: | Chapel Hill : , : University of North Carolina Press, , 2010 |
| ©2010 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xiii, 399 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 394.26630943 |
| Soggetto topico: | Christmas - Germany - History |
| Soggetto geografico: | Germany Social life and customs |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Christmas in Germany |
| ISBN: | 1-4696-0494-9 |
| 0-8078-9941-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910785338703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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