West Germans Against The West: Anti-Americanism in Media and Public Opinion in the Federal Republic of Germany 1949–1968 (Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media)

"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. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgements......Page 8 List of Abbreviations......Page 10 1.1 General introduction......Page 12 1.2 Early visits to the USA......Page 28 2 Vergangenheitsbewältigung at the Expense of the United States......Page 33 2.1 The American occupation of Germany......Page 39 2.2 US war crimes? Atomic bombs and the Morgenthau Plan......Page 55 2.3 Indianer and Neger and other dark chapters in US history or politics......Page 65 3 Rejection of the Republic – Democracy and Capitalism......Page 73 3.1 The Rejection of American-style democracy......Page 74 3.1.1 'Die Erste Legion'......Page 77 3.1.2 Anti-liberal thought: Carl Schmitt and the Weimar Republic......Page 85 3.1.3 Anti-liberal thought: Carl Schmitt and his followers in the FRG......Page 91 3.2 The reaction against the alleged economic Americanisation......Page 100 3.2.1 The internationalisation of trade and its enemies......Page 103 3.2.2 Shopping in America: distaste for the consumer society (or Fordism on shelves)......Page 109 3.3 'Neither Moscow nor Wall Street' – Germany between East and West......Page 115 4 Hedonism and Equality......Page 131 4.1 The post-war legacy: Ami-Mädels and Veronicas......Page 133 4.2 Hollywood and Heimatfilme......Page 137 4.2.1 Cinema, sexuality and crime......Page 140 4.2.2 Heimatfilm as the counter-image to 'America'......Page 145 4.3 Television, bad taste and cultural superficiality......Page 148 4.4 Jazz, rock and roll and Halbstarke......Page 158 4.5 'The most spoiled women in the world'......Page 169 4.5.1 'From Dixieland to Kinseyland'......Page 172 4.5.2 'Frauenstaat Amerika'......Page 179 5 'Americanisation' Revisited......Page 183 Epilogue: '1968' and 'America'......Page 190 Notes......Page 194 1. Unpublished sources......Page 241 2. Published sources: autobiographies and reminiscences......Page 246 4. Published sources: pre-1970 academic literature and non-fiction......Page 247 6. Secondary literature......Page 249 G......Page 267 O......Page 268 Z......Page 269 Palgrave Macmillan Cover 1 Contents 6 Acknowledgements 8 List of Abbreviations 10 1 Introduction 12 1.1 General introduction 12 1.2 Early visits to the USA 28 2 Vergangenheitsbewältigung at the Expense of the United States 33 2.1 The American occupation of Germany 39 2.2 US war crimes? Atomic bombs and the Morgenthau Plan 55 2.3 Indianer and Neger and other dark chapters in US history or politics 65 3 Rejection of the Republic – Democracy and Capitalism 73 3.1 The Rejection of American-style democracy 74 3.1.1 'Die Erste Legion' 77 3.1.2 Anti-liberal thought: Carl Schmitt and the Weimar Republic 85 3.1.3 Anti-liberal thought: Carl Schmitt and his followers in the FRG 91 3.2 The reaction against the alleged economic Americanisation 100 3.2.1 The internationalisation of trade and its enemies 103 3.2.2 Shopping in America: distaste for the consumer society (or Fordism on shelves) 109 3.3 'Neither Moscow nor Wall Street' – Germany between East and West 115 4 Hedonism and Equality 131 4.1 The post-war legacy: Ami-Mädels and Veronicas 133 4.2 Hollywood and Heimatfilme 137 4.2.1 Cinema, sexuality and crime 140 4.2.2 Heimatfilm as the counter-image to 'America' 145 4.3 Television, bad taste and cultural superficiality 148 4.4 Jazz, rock and roll and Halbstarke 158 4.5 'The most spoiled women in the world' 169 4.5.1 'From Dixieland to Kinseyland' 172 4.5.2 'Frauenstaat Amerika' 179 5 'Americanisation' Revisited 183 Epilogue: '1968' and 'America' 190 Notes 194 Bibliography: Primary Sources and Secondary Literature 241 1. Unpublished sources 241 2. Published sources: autobiographies and reminiscences 246 3. Published sources: contemporary fiction 247 4. Published sources: pre-1970 academic literature and non-fiction 247 5. Published sources: newspapers and magazines 249 6. Secondary literature 249 Index 267 A 267 B 267 C 267 D 267 E 267 F 267 G 267 H 268 I 268 J 268 K 268 L 268 M 268 N 268 O 268 P 269 R 269 S 269 T 269 V 269 W 269 Z 269 9780230231559

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.

Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Vergangenheitsbewltigung at the Expense of the USA Rejection of the Republic - Democracy and Capitalism Hedonism and Equality'Americanization' Revisited Epilogue: '1968' and 'America' Bibliography Index.