Consumption and Violence : Radical Protest in Cold-War West Germany.
Title:
Consumption and Violence : Radical Protest in Cold-War West Germany.
Author:
Sedlmaier, Alexander.
ISBN:
9780472120543
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (342 pages)
Series:
Social History, Popular Culture, And Politics In Germany
Contents:
Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Department Stores: Political Protest in the Commercial Sphere -- 2. Neo-Marxist Critiques of Affluent Society: "Need to Break the Rules" -- 3. Consumer Society under Fire: The Militant Targeting of an Abstract Enemy -- 4. Public Transport: Protest against Fare Increases -- 5. The Media: The Anti-Springer Campaign -- 6. Urban Space: The Squatting Movement -- 7. Global Responsibilities: In Search of Consumer Morality and Solidarity -- Conclusion -- Select Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
Reveals the relationship between the rise of political violence in West Germany to the unprecedented growth of consumption.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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