German angst : fear and democracy in the Federal Republic of Germany /
Biess, Frank, 1966-
German angst : fear and democracy in the Federal Republic of Germany / Frank Biess. - First edition. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour). - Emotions in history Oxford scholarship online . - Emotions in history. Oxford scholarship online. .
This edition also issued in print: 2020.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
While fear and anxiety have historically been associated with authoritarian regimes, Frank Biess demonstrates the ambivalent role of these emotions in the democratization of West Germany, where fears and anxieties about the country's catastrophic past and uncertain future both undermined democracy and stabilized the emerging Federal Republic.
Specialized.
9780191782602 (ebook) : No price
Germany (West)--History.
Collective memory--Germany (West)
DD258.7
943.087
German angst : fear and democracy in the Federal Republic of Germany / Frank Biess. - First edition. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour). - Emotions in history Oxford scholarship online . - Emotions in history. Oxford scholarship online. .
This edition also issued in print: 2020.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
While fear and anxiety have historically been associated with authoritarian regimes, Frank Biess demonstrates the ambivalent role of these emotions in the democratization of West Germany, where fears and anxieties about the country's catastrophic past and uncertain future both undermined democracy and stabilized the emerging Federal Republic.
Specialized.
9780191782602 (ebook) : No price
Germany (West)--History.
Collective memory--Germany (West)
DD258.7
943.087