An edition of Pleasure and power in Nazi Germany
(2011)
Pleasure and power in Nazi Germany
by Corey Ross
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"Although we associate the Third Reich above all with suffering, pain, and fear, pleasure played a central role in its social and cultural dynamics. This book explores the relationship between the rationing of pleasures as a means of political stabilization and the pressure on the Nazi regime to cater to popular cultural expectations"--
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Politics and government, Social life and customs, Political culture, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, Social control, Popular culture, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, Political stability, HISTORY / Social History, Pleasure, History, Amusements, HISTORY / Europe / Germany, Power (Social sciences), Popular culture, germany, Politics and culture, Germany, cultural policy, Germany, politics and government, 1933-1945, Germany, social conditionsPlaces
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Table of Contents
Pleasure and power in Nazi Germany : an introduction / P.E. Swett, C. Ross & F. d'Almeida
pt. 1. Consumption and the privileges of pleasure
Driving, shopping, and smoking : the Society for Consumer Research and the politics of pleasure in Nazi Germany / S.J. Wiesen
Selling sexual pleasure in 1930s Germany / P.E. Swett
Luxury and fashion under national socialism / F. d'Almeida
pt. 2. Discipline and distraction : entertainments and the aesthetics of pleasure
The structure of aesthetic pleasure in the Nazi reception of Goethe's Faust / D. Pan
"German humour" in books : the attractiveness and political significance of laughter during the Nazi era / P. Merziger
Pleasure, practicality, and propaganda : popular magazines in Nazi Germany, 1933-39 / K.C. Führer
Radio, film, and morale : wartime entertainment between mobilization and distraction / C. Ross
pt. 3. The pleasures of community and consensus
Seeing the world : photography, photojournalism, and visual pleasure in the Third Reich / E. Harvey
The pleasures of being a "political soldier" : Nazi functionaries and their service to the "movement" / D. Mühlenfeld
The pleasure of terror : belonging through genocide / T. Kühne
The pleasures of opposition : leisure, solidarity, and resistance of a life-reform group / M. Roseman.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| August 2, 2020 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| August 9, 2011 | Edited by 66.208.61.65 | Added new cover |
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