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West Germans Against The West: Anti-Americanism in Media and Public Opinion in the Federal Republic of Germany, 1949-68 (Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media)
Christoph Hendrik Muller
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Description for West Germans Against The West: Anti-Americanism in Media and Public Opinion in the Federal Republic of Germany, 1949-68 (Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media)
Hardcover. An exploration of how the theme of Anti-Americanism was employed by influential sections of the West German media to oppose the modernisation of the Federal Republic of Germany during the 'long 1950s'. In the public battle over the future direction of Germany, America stood as a symbol of social, political and economic corruption. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFGW; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
An exploration of how the theme of Anti-Americanism was employed by influential sections of the West German media to oppose the modernisation of the Federal Republic of Germany during the 'long 1950s'. In the public battle over the future direction of Germany, America stood as a symbol of social, political and economic corruption.
An exploration of how the theme of Anti-Americanism was employed by influential sections of the West German media to oppose the modernisation of the Federal Republic of Germany during the 'long 1950s'. In the public battle over the future direction of Germany, America stood as a symbol of social, political and economic corruption.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media
Number of Pages
258
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230231559
SKU
V9780230231559
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About Christoph Hendrik Muller
CHRISTOPH HENDRIK MÜLLER has been a lecturer at University College Dublin, Ireland, and has taught at Queen's University Belfast and Trinity College Dublin. He has worked for Reuters, the Financial Times Deutschland and SPIEGEL online. He holds a doctoral degree from the University of Oxford and a BA from Trinity College Dublin. He currently lives in Amman, Jordan.
Reviews for West Germans Against The West: Anti-Americanism in Media and Public Opinion in the Federal Republic of Germany, 1949-68 (Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media)
'In this excellent historical-cultural study, Muller takes a closer look at the 'long 1950s' and shows convincingly that anti-American attitudes were not just at the fringes but pretty much at the heart of West Germany's emerging political culture. Coming to terms with the past, West German politicians and intellectuals struggled with the supposed 'deeper' meanings of the relationship between democracy, ... Read more