
German Anti-Americanism
Dan Diner(Author)
Markus Wiener Publishing Inc
Published on 1. April 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-1-55876-105-6 (ISBN)
Description
The author presents a short history of a rather complex idea that began around the year 1800. Though the United States was often viewed by the people of Germany as a land of opportunity, a portion of the intelligentsia, with which this book is principally concerned, tended to see the U.S. as the home of greedy hypocrites estranged from and envious of all higher culture. From the beginning of the Romantic period and throughout all the turnings of German history to the end of the Cold War, this theme was embellished differently in each era, but its essence remained remarkably unchanged.
Diner has written a popularization of the subject for the nonprofessional reader, but the book is also valuable for presenting ideas that are not usually part of the political and cultural discourse concerning the U.S. The ideas are sometimes made murky by the translator, who unfortunately has retained too much of the phrasing and style of the original German, but the author's outlook remains accessible. It is of particular interest now that the former Iron Curtain countries have begun looking to Germany rather than to the U.S. as the model upon which to rebuild their societies.
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Edition
English ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Princeton
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
284 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55876-105-6 (9781558761056)
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Persons
Dan Diner, author (Hebrew University and the University of Leipzig) is the author of ten books on both German and non-European history.