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Envisioning Socialism: Television and the Cold War in the German Democratic Republic (Social History, Popular Culture, and Politics in Germany)
Heather L. Gumbert
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Description for Envisioning Socialism: Television and the Cold War in the German Democratic Republic (Social History, Popular Culture, and Politics in Germany)
Hardcover. The first examination in English of East German television during the early Cold War Series: Social History, Popular Culture and Politics in Germany. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTW; JFDT; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
Envisioning Socialism examines television and the power it exercised to define the East Germans’ view of socialism during the first decades of the German Democratic Republic. In the first book in English to examine this topic, Heather L. Gumbert traces how television became a medium prized for its communicative and entertainment value. She explores the difficulties GDR authorities had defining and executing a clear vision of the society they hoped to establish, and she explains how television helped to stabilise GDR society in a way that ultimately worked against the utopian vision the authorities thought they were cultivating.
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Envisioning Socialism examines television and the power it exercised to define the East Germans’ view of socialism during the first decades of the German Democratic Republic. In the first book in English to examine this topic, Heather L. Gumbert traces how television became a medium prized for its communicative and entertainment value. She explores the difficulties GDR authorities had defining and executing a clear vision of the society they hoped to establish, and she explains how television helped to stabilise GDR society in a way that ultimately worked against the utopian vision the authorities thought they were cultivating.
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Product Details
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Series
Social History, Popular Culture and Politics in Germany
Condition
New
Weight
530g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472119196
SKU
V9780472119196
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About Heather L. Gumbert
Heather L. Gumbert is Assistant Professor of History at Virginia Tech, USA.
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