{"product_id":"culture-in-dark-times-nazi-fascism-inner-emigration-and-exile-9780857455901","title":"Culture in Dark Times Nazi Fascism Inner","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book analyzes the highly complex interconnections among the cultural-political concepts of various ideological groups and asks why the most artistically ambitious art forms were viewed as politically important by all cultured (or even semi-cultured) Germans in the period from 1933 to 1945...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eCHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE 2013\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eWhat makes this volume particularly valuable is the book's comprehensiveness. Its encyclopedic range will enable students to get a real sense of the complexity of the arts under German fascism…n sum this well-written volume by a master in his field will be an extremely useful guide to interwar German culture…Essential.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cstrong\u003e  ·  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChoice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“[The author] closes with a rich, extensive discussion of the efforts of German émigré artists and filmmakers to secure a cultural heritage from fascist barbarism… This monograph has so much to offer… Students of the Nazi years  can learn a great deal too from how Hermand masterfully interweaves analyses of three immensely complicated cases. Finally, the breadth of knowledge on display is remarkable.  Culture in Dark Times will be an extremely valuable work for scholars engaging with the imbrications of culture with barbarism in Germany’s twentieth century.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  ·  German History\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eHermand is to be congratulated on successfully bringing together a significant amount of information in a study which covers a great deal of ground. The resulting book…is a tribute to Hermand’s vast knowledge of the topic, and his ability always to be in control of his material. A worthwhile select bibliography rounds off a useful volume, which is further enriched by a number of fascinating illustrations.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cstrong\u003e  ·  Bulletin of the German Historical Institute London\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eAs in all his books, Hermand impresses…with a wealth of information as much as stylistic elegance. He offers the reader a more precise insight into all that posturing normally described as opportunism, blindness, adjustment, escapism, public spirit or resistance.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cstrong\u003e  ·  Das Historisch-Politische Buch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePreface\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003eThree Claims to Cultural Representation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart I: Nazi Fascism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eCultural-Political Preconditions\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003eEnemy Stereotypes\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003eStated Objectives\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Ideal of an « Eternally German » Culture\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eApproaches to Practical Implementation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. Consequences for the Arts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tArchitecture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPainting and Sculpture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tMusic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tLiterature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tTheater\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tRadio, Film, and the Press\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8. \u003c\/strong\u003eClass-Specific Successes of National Socialist Cultural Policies\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart II: Inner Emigration\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/strong\u003eBetween Aversion and Accommodation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10. Forms of Artistic Expression\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tLiterature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPainting and Sculpture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tMusic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart III: Exile\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11. \u003c\/strong\u003eFragmentation of the German Exile Community\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12. \u003c\/strong\u003ePlaces of Refuge\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 13. \u003c\/strong\u003ePossibilities for an Effective Antifascism\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 14. Consequences for the Arts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tLiterature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tTheater\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tFilm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPainting, Graphic Art, and Photomontage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tMusic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 15. \u003c\/strong\u003eVisions of a “Liberated” Culture in Post-Fascist Germany\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tSelected Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038912479575,"sku":"9780857455901","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857455901.jpg?v=1750941913","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/culture-in-dark-times-nazi-fascism-inner-emigration-and-exile-9780857455901","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}