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Disability in Twentieth-Century German Culture (Corporealities: Discourses Of Disability)
Carol Poore
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Description for Disability in Twentieth-Century German Culture (Corporealities: Discourses Of Disability)
Hardcover. An exploration of disability in Germany, from the Weimar Republic to the fall of the Berlin Wall. This book examines a range of literary and visual depictions of disability, focusing particular attention on disability and Nazi culture. It reveals how central the notion of disability is to modern German cultural history. Series: Corporealities: Discourses of Disability. Num Pages: 480 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFG; JPFQ; PSAK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1012.
This book offers a groundbreaking exploration of disability in Germany, from the Weimar Republic to the fall of the Berlin Wall. ""Disability in Twentieth-Century German Culture"" reveals the contradictions of a nation renowned for its social services programs yet notorious for its history of compulsory sterilization and eugenic dogma. Covering the entire scope of Germany's most tragic and tumultuous century, this comprehensive volume reveals how central the notion of disability is to modern German cultural history. Carol Poore examines a wide range of literary and visual depictions of disability, focusing particular attention on disability and Nazi culture. Other topics explored ... Read more
This book offers a groundbreaking exploration of disability in Germany, from the Weimar Republic to the fall of the Berlin Wall. ""Disability in Twentieth-Century German Culture"" reveals the contradictions of a nation renowned for its social services programs yet notorious for its history of compulsory sterilization and eugenic dogma. Covering the entire scope of Germany's most tragic and tumultuous century, this comprehensive volume reveals how central the notion of disability is to modern German cultural history. Carol Poore examines a wide range of literary and visual depictions of disability, focusing particular attention on disability and Nazi culture. Other topics explored ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Series
Corporealities: Discourses of Disability
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472115952
SKU
V9780472115952
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About Carol Poore
Carol Poore is Professor of German Studies at Brown University. She is also author of The Bonds of Labor: German Journeys to the Working World 1890-1900 and German-American Socialist Literature 1865-1900.
Reviews for Disability in Twentieth-Century German Culture (Corporealities: Discourses Of Disability)
An important and path-breaking book...immensely interesting, it will appeal not only to students of twentieth-century Germany but to all those interested in the growing field of disability studies. - Robert C. Holub, University of Tennessee ""A major, long-awaited book. The chapter on Nazi images is brilliant - certainly the best that has been written in this arena by any scholar."" ... Read more