Title Pleasure and power in Nazi Germany / edited by Corey Ross, Pamela Swett, Fabrice d'Almeida

Published Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011

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Description 1 online resource Contents Pleasure and power in Nazi Germany : an introduction / P.E. Swett, C. Ross & F. d'Almeida -- pt. 1. Consumption and the privileges of pleasure -- Driving, shopping, and smoking : the Society for Consumer Research and the politics of pleasure in Nazi Germany / S.J. Wiesen -- Selling sexual pleasure in 1930s Germany / P.E. Swett -- Luxury and fashion under national socialism / F. d'Almeida -- pt. 2. Discipline and distraction : entertainments and the aesthetics of pleasure -- The structure of aesthetic pleasure in the Nazi reception of Goethe's Faust / D. Pan -- "German humour" in books : the attractiveness and political significance of laughter during the Nazi era / P. Merziger -- Pleasure, practicality, and propaganda : popular magazines in Nazi Germany, 1933-39 / K.C. Führer -- Radio, film, and morale : wartime entertainment between mobilization and distraction / C. Ross -- pt. 3. The pleasures of community and consensus -- Seeing the world : photography, photojournalism, and visual pleasure in the Third Reich / E. Harvey -- The pleasures of being a "political soldier" : Nazi functionaries and their service to the "movement" / D. Mühlenfeld -- The pleasure of terror : belonging through genocide / T. Kühne -- The pleasures of opposition : leisure, solidarity, and resistance of a life-reform group / M. Roseman Summary Over the past couple of decades, the role of entertainment and leisure has occupied an increasingly prominent place in historical research, nowhere more so than in the vast literature on Nazi Germany. By and large the picture that has emerged highlights the necessity of even as repressive a regime as that of the Nazis to cater to popular cultural expectations. The fact that these expectations and desires very often revolve around some sense of pleasure is the basic rationale behind this unique collection of essays. As a means of social stabilization and political acquiescence, pleasure arguably promised far greater returns than repression or indoctrination ever could. This volume explores the role of pleasure and pleasure-seeking in the Third Reich, the meanings ascribed to it and the ways in which they interacted with other priorities and necessities in social and political life "Although we associate the Third Reich above all with suffering, pain, and fear, pleasure played a central role in its social and cultural dynamics. This book explores the relationship between the rationing of pleasures as a means of political stabilization and the pressure on the Nazi regime to cater to popular cultural expectations"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Pleasure -- Social aspects -- Germany -- History -- 20th century Amusements -- Germany -- History -- 20th century Popular culture -- Germany -- History -- 20th century Political culture -- Germany -- History -- 20th century Political stability -- Germany -- History -- 20th century Power (Social sciences) -- Germany -- History -- 20th century Social control -- Germany -- History -- 20th century Social & cultural history -- Germany. European history -- Germany. Second World War -- Germany. Fascism & Nazism -- Germany. Sociology: sport & leisure -- Germany. HISTORY -- Europe -- Germany. HISTORY -- Modern -- 20th Century. HISTORY -- Social History. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Policy. History. Amusements Manners and customs Pleasure -- Social aspects Political culture Politics and government Political stability Popular culture Power (Social sciences) Social control Politische Stabilität Unterhaltung Nationalsozialismus Unterhaltungsindustrie Drittes Reich. Nationalsozialismus. Unterhaltungsindustrie. Politische Stabilität. Nöjesliv -- politiska aspekter -- historia -- Tyskland -- 1933-1945. SUBJECT Germany -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054660 Germany -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054640 Germany -- History -- 1933-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054594 Subject Germany Deutschland Deutschland. Tyskland -- kultur- och samhällsliv -- historia -- 1933-1945. Tyskland -- vardagsliv och traditioner -- historia -- 1933-1945. Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Ross, Corey, 1969- Swett, Pamela E., 1970- Almeida, Fabrice d'. ISBN 9780230306905 023030690X

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