{"product_id":"a-not-so-foreign-affair-9780822326939","title":"A Not So Foreign Affair","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuitable for those interested in cultural studies, film and video studies, American studies, twentieth century history, German studies, rhetoric, and sexuality studies, this book investigates the influence of images of Nazism on debates about sexuality that are central to contemporary American political rhetoric.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Slane writes elegantly, clearly, and with a careful rigor out of which come startling observations. \u003ci\u003eA Not So Foreign Affair\u003c\/i\u003e situates itself within a new and very important field in which contemporary conservatism is given the same kind of sophisticated theoretical treatment as avant-garde work has received in the past.”—Linda Kintz, author of \u003ci\u003eBetween Jesus and the Market: The Emotions that Matter in Right-Wing America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book had me riveted. With a careful balance of broad theoretical claims, historical specificity, and close textual readings, Slane makes connections across the history of sexuality and its surrounding political and cultural discourses that are indeed impressive. Hers is a subtle and penetrating critique.”—Sharon Willis, author of \u003ci\u003eHigh Contrast: Race and Gender in Contemporary Hollywood Film\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustratioins \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e A Not So Foreign Affair: Introduction \u003cbr\u003e Section One: The Democratic Family\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1. Nazi Nationalist Melodrama: Science, Myth, and Paternal Authority in \u003ci\u003eDie Goldene Stadt\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2. American Nationalist Melodrama: Tales of \u003ci\u003eHitler’s Children\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3. “Family Values” and Naziana in Contemporary Right-wing Media \u003cbr\u003e Section Two: The Democratic Psyche \u003cbr\u003e 4. Nazism, Psychology, and the Making of Democratic Subjects \u003cbr\u003e 5. The American Nazi: Cold War Social Problem Films and National Psychobiography \u003cbr\u003e 6. Skinheads, Militiamen, and the Legacies of Failed Masculinity \u003cbr\u003e Section Three: Democratic Sex \u003cbr\u003e 7. The Iconology of the Sexy Nazi Woman: Marlene Dietrich as Political Palimpsest \u003cbr\u003e 8. Sexualized Nazis and Contemporary Popular Political Culture \u003cbr\u003e Epilogue \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406027399511,"sku":"9780822326939","price":27.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822326939.jpg?v=1730494291","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-not-so-foreign-affair-9780822326939","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}