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Neue Deutsche Welle (NDW), or German New Wave, was made extraordinarily popular in the 1970s and 1980s by the likes of Nena''s 99 Luftballons and Trio''s Da Da Daand then left as quickly as it came. Conventional wisdom among artists dictates that it's better to burn out than fade away, but this doesn't tell the full story of NDWthe reason for its rapid rise and fall, the historical context that necessitated the genre, and where the energy of the NDW movement went after its end. The genre has international influences but still demonstrates a uniquely German desire to build a new, sanitized identity in the aftermath of World War II. Originally quite subversive and underground, NDW became exponentially more mainstream until it could no longer sustain itself creatively. And rather than disappearing, it helped give rise to the post-Cold War rave craze and is still an important touchstone in music history.

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The biannual, peer-reviewed Journal of Romanian Studies, jointly developed by The Society for Romanian Studies and ibidem Press, examines critical issues in Romanian studies, linking work in that field to wider theoretical debates and issues of current relevance, and serving as a forum for junior and senior scholars. The journal also presents articles that connect Romania and Moldova comparatively with other states and their ethnic majorities and minorities, and with other groups by investigating the challenges of migration and globalization and the impact of the European Union. Issue No. 5 contains: Roland Clark The Shape of Interwar Romanian History. Lucian Turcescu and Lavinia Stan -- The Romanian Orthodox Church and its Financial Dealings in Post-Communism; Valeska Bopp-Filimonov -- Shaping, Questioning, Contradicting 'Bad Communism:' Aspects of Generational Memory in Romania after 1989; Amelia Miholca -- Re-Envisioning Cubism in Romanian Avant-Garde Magazines; Radu Parvulescu -- The Romanian Judicial Professions Database: An Open-Source Tool for Researching the Romanian Legal System.

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