West Germans against the West
Subtitle: anti-Americanism in media and public opinion in the Federal Republic of Germany 1949-68
By: Christoph Hendrik Müller
Series: Palgrave studies in the history of the media; Palgrave studies in the history of the media
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9780230231559
Description: "An exploration of how the theme of Anti-Americanism was employed by influential sections of the West German media to oppose the modernisation of the Federal Republic of Germany during the long 1950s. In the public battle over the future direction of Germany, America stood as a symbol of social, political and economic corruption"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Vergangenheitsbewältigung at the expense of the United States; title: Rejection of the Republic : democracy and capitalism; title: Hedonism and equality; title: "Americanization" revisited; title: Epilogue: "1968" and "America."