The other '68ers : student protest and Christian democracy in West Germany
This is a history of 1968 written from a new perspective-that of center-right student activists in West Germany. Based on oral history interviews and new archival sources, it examines the ideas, experiences and repertoires of center-right students in this age of protest.
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Langue: | English |
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Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2021
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| Sujets: | Students Christian democracy Social movements Electronic books |
| Description matérielle: | 1 Online-Ressource (329 Seiten) |
| Résumé: | This is a history of 1968 written from a new perspective-that of center-right student activists in West Germany. Based on oral history interviews and new archival sources, it examines the ideas, experiences and repertoires of center-right students in this age of protest. Cover -- The Other '68ers: Student Protest and Christian Democracy in West Germany -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- 1968 and Histories of the Federal Republic -- The Other '68ers and Histories of Generation -- Sources -- Chapter Structure -- Chapter 1: Between Engagement and Enmity -- Centre-Right Students in the Streets -- 'Be Where the Action Is!' -- A Silent Majority? -- Reform vs. Revolution -- Of Insiders and Outsiders -- Renegades -- Chapter 2: Talking About (My) Generation -- Narrating the War, Postwar, and Cold War -- The Nazi Past and Totalitarianism -- Intergenerational Conflict and Affinity -- Chapter 3: Between Adenauer and Coca-Cola -- Reforming the World, (Not) Changing the Self? -- 'None of Us Thought that You Weren't Supposed to Sleep with the Same Woman Twice' -- Changing Gender Roles and Women Activists -- Chapter 4: From Berlin to Saigon and Back -- Cold War Imaginaries -- The American War in Vietnam -- Europe -- Human Rights Activism -- Chapter 5: Combative Politics -- Hardening Fronts -- Weimar Re-enactments -- Centre-Right Activists and the 'Radicals Decree' -- Protecting the Constitution -- The Spectre of Left-Wing Terrorism -- Returning to the Fold -- Chapter 6: The (Ir)Resistible Rise of the Other '68ers -- The Short March Through the Institutions -- The Other '68ers and the Political Culture of the Late Federal Republic -- Commemorating 1968 -- Mescalero Returns -- Conclusion: The Other '68ers in German History -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Description matérielle: | 1 Online-Ressource (329 Seiten) |
| ISBN: | 9780192589347 0192589342 9780198849520 0198849524 |