Becoming a Nazi Town : Culture and Politics in Göttingen Between the World Wars.
- 1st ed.
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2013. 2013.
- 1 online resource (291 pages)
- Social history, popular culture, and politics in Germany .
- Social History, Popular Culture, and Politics in Germany Ser. .
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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: Guns, Opera, and Movies in a Nazi Town -- Part 1. Sharpshooting -- 1. Local Growth, National Renewal, and Invented Traditions, 1919-25 -- 2. From "Something That Concerns Everyone" to Cooperative Coordination, 1925-38 -- Part 2. The Göttingen Händel Festival -- 3. Modernism and Baroque as Counterpoint in a University Town, 1920-28 -- 4. Aesthetic Changes, Political Transformation, 1928-38 -- Part 3. Cinema -- 5. National Products That "Serve the Public Good," 1920-29 -- 6. Making Mass Culture Local, 1930-38 -- Conclusion: The Rise and Fall of a Nazi Town -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Local cultural activities played a key role in altering Germany's political landscape between the world wars.