Cold War Rivalry and the Perception of the American West [electronic resource] /
Goral, Pawel.author.
This book demonstrates how the two adversaries of the Cold War, West Germany and East Germany, endeavored to create two distinct and unique German identities. In their endeavor to claim legitimacy, the German cinematic representation of the American West became an important cultural weapon of mass dissemination during the Cold War.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Series Editors' Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Karl May Westerns and the Conquest of the American West; 2 Indianerfilme and the Conquest of the American West; 3 German Westerns: Popularity, Reception, Heroines, Miscegenation, Race, and Landscape; 4 German Indian Heroes and Intercultural Transfer; 5 The Quest for National Identity; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book demonstrates how the two adversaries of the Cold War, West Germany and East Germany, endeavored to create two distinct and unique German identities. In their endeavor to claim legitimacy, the German cinematic representation of the American West became an important cultural weapon of mass dissemination during the Cold War.
Civilization-History.
World history.
Social history.
Europe, Central-History.
America-History.
History, Modern.
Cultural History.
World History, Global and Transnational History.
Social History.
History of Germany and Central Europe.
History of the Americas.
Modern History.