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Peter Von Zahn's Cold War Broadcasts to West Germany
Eli Nathans
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Description for Peter Von Zahn's Cold War Broadcasts to West Germany
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media. Num Pages: 308 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book examines the pioneering radio broadcasts and television documentaries about the United States made in the 1950s by the influential West German journalist Peter von Zahn. Part intellectual biography, part analysis of significant debates in West Germany, part study of an intensive encounter with the United States, the book helps explain the transformation of postwar West Germany. As a soldier in the Wehrmacht in World War II, Zahn held the militantly elitist views typical of young men in Germany’s educated middle class. He reconsidered these positions in his postwar broadcasts. At the same time he coldly assessed the capacity ... Read more
This book examines the pioneering radio broadcasts and television documentaries about the United States made in the 1950s by the influential West German journalist Peter von Zahn. Part intellectual biography, part analysis of significant debates in West Germany, part study of an intensive encounter with the United States, the book helps explain the transformation of postwar West Germany. As a soldier in the Wehrmacht in World War II, Zahn held the militantly elitist views typical of young men in Germany’s educated middle class. He reconsidered these positions in his postwar broadcasts. At the same time he coldly assessed the capacity ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media
Number of Pages
334
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319506142
SKU
V9783319506142
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About Eli Nathans
Eli Nathans is Associate Professor of European History at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada. He has previously published books on the history of German citizenship policies and the career of a senior official in the Nazi administration of justice.
Reviews for Peter Von Zahn's Cold War Broadcasts to West Germany
“Eli Nathans’s Peter von Zahn’s Cold War Broadcasts to West Germany: Assessing America is still the first book that analyzes the life and work of Zahn as an influential intermediary between America and West Germany. … The merit of this book is a case study of an outstanding journalist.” (Frank Bösch, The American Historical Review, Vol. 124 (4), October, 2019) ... Read more