Americanization and anti-Americanism
Subtitle: the German encounter with American culture after 1945
By: edited by Alexander Stephan
Edition: 1st pbk. ed.
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9781571816733
Subjects: Politics and culture; Public opinion; Popular culture; Americanization; German Foreign public opinion; Civilization; Relations; Anti-Americanism; American influences; Foreign relations
Description: "This volume presents Germany as a case study of the impact of American culture throughout a period characterized by a totalitarian system, two unusually destructive wars, massive ethnic cleansing, and economic disaster. Drawing on examples from history, culture studies, film, radio, and the arts, the authors explore the political and cultural parameters of Americanization and anti-Americanism, as reflected in the reception and rejection of American popular culture and, more generally, in European-American relations in the "American Century.""--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-275) and index.