Christoph Hendrik Muller, "West Germans Against The West: Anti-Americanism in Media and Public Opinion in the Federal Republic of Germany 1949-1968"
2010 | ISBN-10: 0230231551 | 270 pages | PDF | 1 MB
2010 | ISBN-10: 0230231551 | 270 pages | PDF | 1 MB
West Germans against the West explores the way in which the theme of Anti-Americanism was employed by influential sections of the WestGerman 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. This fascinating case study of a transformation process from fascist dictatorship to liberal democracy slots into the ongoing debate about the nature of modernisation in West Germany and is a valuable contribution to the field of study.