| German Culture, Politics, and Literature Into the Twenty-First Century: Beyond Normalization Contributor(s): Taberner, Stuart (Editor), Cooke -. See C80107, Paul (Editor), Plowman, Andrew (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 157113512X ISBN-13: 9781571135124 Publisher: Camden House (NY) OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - General - History | Europe - Germany - Literary Criticism | European - German |
| Dewey: 943.088 |
| Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 6" W x 9" (0.84 lbs) 254 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Germany - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume features sixteen thought-provoking essays by renowned international experts on German society, culture, and politics that, together, provide a comprehensive study of Germany's postunification process of "normalization." Essays ranging across a variety of disciplines including politics, foreign policy, economics, literature, architecture, and film examine how since 1990 the often contested concept of normalization has become crucial to Germany'sself-understanding. Despite the apparent emergence of a "new" Germany, the essays demonstrate that normalization is still in question, and that perennial concerns -- notably the Nazi past and the legacy of the GDR -- remain central to political and cultural discourses and affect the country's efforts to deal with the new challenges of globalization and the instability and polarization it brings. This is the first major study in English or German of the impact of the normalization debate across the range of cultural, political, economic, intellectual, and historical discourses. Contributors: Stephen Brockmann, Jeremy Leaman, Sebastian Harnisch and Kerry Longhurst, Lothar Probst, Simon Ward, Anna Saunders, Annette Seidel Arpaci, Chris Homewood, Andrew Plowman, Helmut Schmitz, Karoline Von Oppen, William Collins Donahue, Kathrin Schödel, Stuart Taberner, Paul Cooke Stuart Taberner isProfessor of Contemporary German Literature, Culture, and Society and Paul Cooke is Senior Lecturer in German Studies, both at the University of Leeds. |
Contributor Bio(s): Taberner, Stuart: - University of LeedsCooke, Paul: - Paul Cooke is Senior Lecturer in German at the University of Leeds. |