German angst : fear and democracy in the Federal Republic of Germany / Frank Biess.
2020
DD258.7
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Title
German angst : fear and democracy in the Federal Republic of Germany / Frank Biess.
Author
Biess, Frank, 1966- author.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780191782602 (electronic book)
Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations.
Call Number
DD258.7
Dewey Decimal Classification
943.087
Summary
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.
Note
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 15, 2020).
Series
Emotions in history.
Oxford scholarship online.
Oxford scholarship online.
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9780198714187
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