Changing the world, changing oneself : political protest and collective identities in West Germany and the U.S. in the 1960s and 1970s

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Changing the world, changing oneself : political protest and collective identities in West Germany and the U.S. in the 1960s and 1970s

edited by Belinda Davis ... [et al.]

(Protest, culture and society / [editors], Kathrin Fahlenbrach, Martin Klimke, Joachim Scharloth, v. 3)

Berghahn Books, 2012

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-326) and index

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Description

A captivating time, the 60s and 70s now draw more attention than ever. The first substantial work by historians has appeared only in the last few years, and this volume offers an important contribution. These meticulously researched essays offer new perspectives on the Cold War and global relations in the 1960s and 70s through the perspective of the youth movements that shook the U.S., Western Europe, and beyond. These movements led to the transformation of diplomatic relations and domestic political cultures, as well as ideas about democracy and who best understood and promoted it. Bringing together scholars of several countries and many disciplines, this volume also uniquely features the reflections of former activists.

Table of Contents

Introduction Belinda Davis, Wilfried Mausbach, Martin Klimke and Carla MacDougall PART I: ATLANTIC CROSSINGS: FROM GERMANY TO AMERICA AND BACK Chapter 1. Intellectual Transfer: Theodor W. Adorno's American Experience Detlev Claussen Chapter 2. The Limits of Praxis: The Social-Psychological Foundations of Theodor Adorno's and Herbert Marcuse's Interpretations of the 1960s Protest Movements John Abromeit PART II: SPACES AND IDENTITIES Chapter 3. America's Vietnam in Germany - Germany in America's Vietnam: On the Relocation of Spaces and the Appropriation of History Wilfried Mausbach Chapter 4. Topographies of Memory: The Sixties Student Movement in Germany and the USA: Representations in Contemporary German Literature Susanne Rinner Chapter 5. "We too are Berliners": Protest, Symbolism and the City in Cold War Germany Carla MacDougall PART III: PROTEST AND POWER Chapter 6. A Growing Problem for Foreign Policy: The West German Student Movement and the Western Alliance Martin Klimke Chapter 7. Ostpolitik as Domestic Containment: The Cultural Contradictions of the Cold War and the West German State Response Jeremi Suri PART IV: POWER AND RESISTANCE Chapter 8. Transformation by Subversion? The New Left and the Question of Violence Ingrid Gilcher-Holtey Chapter 9. "From Protest to Resistance": Ulrike Meinhof and the Transatlantic Movement of Ideas Karin Bauer PART V: (EN)COUNTER-CULTURE Chapter 10. White Negroes: The Fascination of the Authentic in the West German Counterculture of the 1960s Detlef Siegfried Chapter 11. The Black Panther Solidarity Committee and the Trial of the Ramstein Maria Hoehn Chapter 12. Between Ballots and Bullets Georgy Katsiaficas Chapter 13. A Whole World Opening Up: Transcultural Contact, Difference, and the Politicization of New Left Activists Belinda Davis PART VI: A RETROSPECTIVE Chapter 14. "We didn't know how it was going to turn out": Contemporary Activists Discuss Their Experiences of the 1960s and 1970s Notes on Contributors Bibliography Index

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