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Jazz, Rock, and Rebelsby Uta G. Poiger
University of California Press 2000; US$ 27.95In the two decades after World War II, Germans on both sides of the iron curtain fought vehemently over American cultural imports. Uta G. Poiger traces how westerns, jeans, jazz, rock 'n' roll, and stars like Marlon Brando or Elvis Presley reached adolescents in both Germanies, who eagerly adopted the new styles. Poiger reveals that East and West German authorities deployed gender and racial norms to contain Americanized youth cultures in their own territories and to carry on the ideological Cold War battle with each other. Poiger's lively account is based on an impressive array of sources, ranging from films, newspapers, and contemporary sociological studies, to German and U.S. archival materials. Jazz, Rock, and Rebels examines diverging... more...
Frederick IIby David Abulafia
Oxford University Press 2006; US$ 31.00Frederick II of Hohenstaufen, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Sicily, King of Jerusalem, has, since his death in 1250, enjoyed a reputation as one of the most remarkable monarchs in the history of Europe. His wide cultural tastes, his apparent tolerance of Jews and Muslims, his defiance of the papacy, and his supposed aim of creating a new, secular world order make him a figure especially attractive to contemporary historians. But as David Abulafia shows in this powerfully written biography, Frederick was much less tolerant and far-sighted in his cultural, religious, and political ambitions than is generally thought. Here, Frederick is revealed as the thorough traditionalist he really was: a man who espoused the same principles of government... more...
Adenauerby Charles Williams
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2001; US$ 50.00Critical Acclaim for ADENAUER "A gripping narrative . . . brings to life an intriguing historical figure . . . an enthralling perspective on the processes that shaped the postwar world." --Daily Telegraph (London) "Charts the ironies of Adenauer's complicated life. This is the story of a marathon man, but it is narrated at the pace of a sprinter and with the elegance of a hurdler."--The Times (London) "Lucid and engaging. This is a well-researched and elegantly written volume which deserves a wider readership than the purely political."--The Herald (Glasgow) "A highly readable, thoroughly reliable, intelligently critical life-and-times. . . . This portrait does justice to a man who is often invoked as a prophet of a United States of Europe,... more...
Architecture of Oppressionby Paul B. Jaskot
Routledge 1999; US$ 79.95This book re-evaluates the architectural history of Nazi Germany and looks at the development of the forced-labour concentration camp system. more...
Resistance and Conformity in the Third Reichby Martyn Housden
Routledge 1996; US$ 39.95A thematically arranged text illustrating popular resistance to Nazism in Germany from 1930-1945, and the effect of Nazism on everyday life. Housden combines a lucid, synthesised analysis with a wide range of integrated source material. more...
Hitlerby Martyn Housden
Routledge 2000; US$ 39.95Hitler investigates what it was that motivated this national leader to achieve such monstrosities which still cast a shadow over Europe today. more...
Hitler and Nazismby Dick Geary
Routledge 2000; US$ 25.95This is an essential introduction to a notorius figure and crucial theme in modern history. The second edition also develops important new themes including race, genetics, class and the role of women. more...
Dividing and Uniting Germanyby J.K.A. Thomaneck; Bill Niven
Routledge 2000; US$ 29.95Provides an essential and original introduction to the challenges facing Germany in its recent past and the problems still confronting it today. more...
Understanding Contemporary Germanyby Stuart Parkes
Routledge 1996; US$ 42.95A wide-ranging introductory survey of German society focusing on the post-unification situation . It adopts an integrated approach considering society, culture, politics, economics and history. An excellent background to contemporary Germany. more...
German Armiesby Peter Wilson
Routledge 1998; US$ 42.95A study of the impact of war and military developments on German society and politics, and on the course of German history into the modern era. more...









