Aftermath
Life in the Fallout of the Third Reich, 1945-1955
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xv, 394 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
"A revelatory history of the transformational decade after World War II when Germany raised itself out of the ashes of defeat, turned away from fascism, and reckoned with the corruption of its soul, and the horrors of the Holocaust"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Preface -- Zero hour? -- In ruins -- The great migration -- Dancing frenzy -- Love amidst the rubble -- Robbing, rationing, black-market trading -- lessons for the market economy -- The economic miracle and the fear of immorality -- The re-educators -- The cold war of art and the design of democracy -- Afterword: Happiness.
Subjects:
Germans -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Germany -- History -- 1945-1955.
Germany -- Social conditions -- 1945-1955.
Germany -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
Germans -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Germany -- History -- 1945-1955.
Germany -- Social conditions -- 1945-1955.
Germany -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
ISBN:
9780593319734
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"This is a Borzoi Book."
Originally published in German language with the title "Wolfszeit" in 2019 by Rowohlt in Berlin.
"English translation originally published in the United Kingdom by WH Allen in 2021."
Includes bibliographical references (pages [361]-370) and index.
Originally published in German language with the title "Wolfszeit" in 2019 by Rowohlt in Berlin.
"English translation originally published in the United Kingdom by WH Allen in 2021."
Includes bibliographical references (pages [361]-370) and index.