- Summary
- "Although we associate the Third Reich above all with suffering, pain, and fear, pleasure played a central role in its social and cultural dynamics. This book explores the relationship between the rationing of pleasures as a means of political stabilization and the pressure on the Nazi regime to cater to popular cultural expectations"--
- Format
- Book
- Published
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
- Locale
- Germany
- Contents
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Pleasure and power in Nazi Germany : an introduction / P.E. Swett, C. Ross & F. d'Almeida
pt. 1. Consumption and the privileges of pleasure
Driving, shopping, and smoking : the Society for Consumer Research and the politics of pleasure in Nazi Germany / S.J. Wiesen
Selling sexual pleasure in 1930s Germany / P.E. Swett
Luxury and fashion under national socialism / F. d'Almeida
pt. 2. Discipline and distraction : entertainments and the aesthetics of pleasure
The structure of aesthetic pleasure in the Nazi reception of Goethe's Faust / D. Pan
"German humour" in books : the attractiveness and political significance of laughter during the Nazi era / P. Merziger
Pleasure, practicality, and propaganda : popular magazines in Nazi Germany, 1933-39 / K.C. Führer
Radio, film, and morale : wartime entertainment between mobilization and distraction / C. Ross
pt. 3. The pleasures of community and consensus
Seeing the world : photography, photojournalism, and visual pleasure in the Third Reich / E. Harvey
The pleasures of being a "political soldier" : Nazi functionaries and their service to the "movement" / D. Mühlenfeld
The pleasure of terror : belonging through genocide / T. Kühne
The pleasures of opposition : leisure, solidarity, and resistance of a life-reform group / M. Roseman.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Ross, Corey, 1969-
Swett, Pamela E., 1970-
Almeida, Fabrice d'.
- Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pleasure and power in Nazi Germany : an introduction / P.E. Swett, C. Ross & F. d'Almeida -- pt. 1. Consumption and the privileges of pleasure -- Driving, shopping, and smoking : the Society for Consumer Research and the politics of pleasure in Nazi Germany / S.J. Wiesen -- Selling sexual pleasure in 1930s Germany / P.E. Swett -- Luxury and fashion under national socialism / F. d'Almeida -- pt. 2. Discipline and distraction : entertainments and the aesthetics of pleasure -- The structure of aesthetic pleasure in the Nazi reception of Goethe's Faust / D. Pan -- "German humour" in books : the attractiveness and political significance of laughter during the Nazi era / P. Merziger -- Pleasure, practicality, and propaganda : popular magazines in Nazi Germany, 1933-39 / K.C. Führer -- Radio, film, and morale : wartime entertainment between mobilization and distraction / C. Ross -- pt. 3. The pleasures of community and consensus -- Seeing the world : photography, photojournalism, and visual pleasure in the Third Reich / E. Harvey -- The pleasures of being a "political soldier" : Nazi functionaries and their service to the "movement" / D. Mühlenfeld -- The pleasure of terror : belonging through genocide / T. Kühne -- The pleasures of opposition : leisure, solidarity, and resistance of a life-reform group / M. Roseman.
