Pleasure and power in Nazi Germany / ed. by Pamela E. Swett; Corey Ross; Fabrice d'Almeida

"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 t...

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Autres auteurs:Swett, Pamela E. (Éditeur intellectuel)
Ross, Corey (Autre)
Almeida, Fabrice d' (Autre)
Format: Livre
Langue:English
Publié:Basingstoke, Hampshire [u.a.] : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
Édition:1. publ
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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.