After the Nazis: The Story of Culture in West Germany

by Michael H. Kater

A wide-ranging, insightful history of culture in West Germany--from literature, film, and music to theater and the visual arts

After World War II a mood of despair and impotence pervaded the arts in West Germany. The culture and institutions of the Third Reich were abruptly dismissed, yet there was no immediate return to the Weimar period's progressive ideals. In this moment of cultural stasis, how could West Germany's artists free...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300259247
• ISBN13: 9780300259247
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"