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Jazz, Rock, and Rebels: Cold War Politics and American Culture in a Divided Germany
Uta G. Poiger
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Paperback. In the two decades after World War II, Germans on both sides of the iron curtain fought vehemently over American cultural imports. This title traces how westerns, jeans, jazz, rock 'n' roll, and stars like Marlon Brando or Elvis Presley reached adolescents in both Germanies, who eagerly adopted the different styles. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 346 pages, 26 figures. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
In the two decades after World War II, Germans on both sides of the iron curtain fought vehemently over American cultural imports. Uta G. Poiger traces how westerns, jeans, jazz, rock 'n' roll, and stars like Marlon Brando or Elvis Presley reached adolescents in both Germanies, who eagerly adopted the new styles. Poiger reveals that East and West German authorities deployed gender and racial norms to contain Americanized youth cultures in their own territories and to carry on the ideological Cold War battle with each other. Poiger's lively account is based on an impressive array of sources, ranging from films, ... Read more
In the two decades after World War II, Germans on both sides of the iron curtain fought vehemently over American cultural imports. Uta G. Poiger traces how westerns, jeans, jazz, rock 'n' roll, and stars like Marlon Brando or Elvis Presley reached adolescents in both Germanies, who eagerly adopted the new styles. Poiger reveals that East and West German authorities deployed gender and racial norms to contain Americanized youth cultures in their own territories and to carry on the ideological Cold War battle with each other. Poiger's lively account is based on an impressive array of sources, ranging from films, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
Series
Studies on the History of Society & Culture
Number of Pages
346
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520211391
SKU
V9780520211391
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About Uta G. Poiger
Uta G. Poiger is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Washington, Seattle.
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