The Anarchy of Nazi Memorabilia : From Things of Tyranny to Troubled Treasure
Cover -- Half Title -- Dedication -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Illustrations -- Series Introduction -- 1 Introduction -- Fascination -- Material culture -- Authenticity and the aura -- Aesthetics -- Value -- Gift exchange -- Collecting (an economic focus) -- Ora...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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London New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
2022
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Material Culture and Modern Conflict
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| Schlagworte: | World War, 1939-1945 Collectors and collecting Collectors and collecting-Periodicals World War, 1939-1945-Collectibles Electronic books Nationalsozialismus Politisches Symbol Sachkultur Andenken Geschichte 1918-2022 |
| Umfang: | 1 Online-Ressource (xix, 239 pages) |
| Zusammenfassung: | Cover -- Half Title -- Dedication -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Illustrations -- Series Introduction -- 1 Introduction -- Fascination -- Material culture -- Authenticity and the aura -- Aesthetics -- Value -- Gift exchange -- Collecting (an economic focus) -- Oral history -- Structure -- 2 From Weimar to the Third Reich -- Imperial legacy in Weimar -- The NSDAP and the deployment of symbols -- The efficacy of symbols -- Co-ordination (gleichschaltung) -- Nazi kitsch -- The brooch of fear: the NSDAP membership badge -- Conclusion -- 3 The materiality of the people's community -- Human cogs? -- Strength through Joy ( kraft durch freude) (KdF) -- The Nürnberg rallies -- The Winter Help Program (winterhilfswerk) (WHW) -- Conclusion -- 4 Pre-war awards: more than just Eagles and swastikas -- The Hindenburg cross -- Rewarding sinister service -- The German National Prize for Arts and Sciences -- American recipients of the German Eagle Order -- Conclusion -- 5 Medals for babies: the Honour Cross of the German Mother (ehrenkreuz der deutschen mutter) -- A racist form of pro-natalism -- Iconography and symbolic value -- Patriarchal propaganda -- From 'dearest wish' (sehnlichster wunsch ) to rejection -- Medal as agency -- Comparative perspective -- Efficacy -- Collectors -- Conclusion -- 6 Wartime awards: all ironed out -- An icon of iron -- The weapon badges -- Limbs for medals -- Himmler's Bandit badge -- Conclusion -- 7 Nazi objects as texts and trade -- Collectors' literature as artefacts -- Collecting and the market -- Conclusion -- 8 Trash or treasure: how do you solve a problem like Nazi memorabilia? -- To preserve or destroy -- The moral dimension -- The legalities of Nazi memorabilia -- Private versus public ownership and possession of Nazi memorabilia -- Never mind the swastikas -- Conclusion. |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (xix, 239 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781000531893 1000531899 9780367422004 036742200X 9781032169712 1032169710 |