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Antifascist humanism and the politics of cultural renewal in Germany, Andreas Agocs, University of the Pacific, California
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- Summary
- "Antifascism is usually described as either a political ideology of activists and intellectuals confronting the dictatorships of Hitler and Mussolini, or as a cynical tool that justified the Stalinist expansion of communism in Europe. Andreas Agocs widens our understanding of antifascism by placing it in the context of twentieth-century movements of 'cultural renewal'. He explores the concept of 'antifascist humanism, ' the attempt by communist and liberal intellectuals and artists to heal the divisions of Nazism by reviving the 'other Germany' of classical Weimar. This project took intellectual shape in German exile communities in Europe and Latin America during World War II and found its institutional embodiment in the Cultural League for Democratic Renewal in Soviet-occupied Berlin in 1945. During the emerging Cold War, antifascist humanism's uneasy blend of twentieth-century mass politics and cultural nationalism became the focal point of new divisions in occupied Germany and the early German Democratic Republic. This study traces German traditions of cultural renewal from their beginnings in antifascist activism to their failure in the emerging Cold War"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 206 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction: Antifascist humanism and the dual legacies of Weimar
- Part I. Defending the "Other Germany"
- The humanist front : antifascism and culture wars, 1934-9
- "Otra Alemanias" : antifascist humanism in the diaspora, 1939-44
- The "other Germany" from below : antifascist committees and national renewal in 1945
- Part II. Contesting "Other Germanies"
- Antifascism as renewal and restoration : the Cultural League for the Democratic Renewal of Germany, 1945-6
- Humanism with a socialist face : Sovietization and "ideological coordination" of the Kulturbund, 1946-7
- The limits of humanism : cultural renewal and the outbreak of the Cold War, 1947-8
- Mass organization and memory : antifascist humanism in divided Germany, 1948 and beyond
- Conclusion: From the Saar to Salamis
- Isbn
- 9781107085435
- Label
- Antifascist humanism and the politics of cultural renewal in Germany
- Title
- Antifascist humanism and the politics of cultural renewal in Germany
- Statement of responsibility
- Andreas Agocs, University of the Pacific, California
- Subject
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- Exiles -- Political activity -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
- Exiles -- Political activity -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century
- Germany -- Cultural policy
- Germany -- Intellectual life -- 20th century
- Anti-fascist movements -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- Germany -- Politics and government -- 1945-1990
- Humanism -- Political aspects -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- Nationalism -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- Germany -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Antifascism is usually described as either a political ideology of activists and intellectuals confronting the dictatorships of Hitler and Mussolini, or as a cynical tool that justified the Stalinist expansion of communism in Europe. Andreas Agocs widens our understanding of antifascism by placing it in the context of twentieth-century movements of 'cultural renewal'. He explores the concept of 'antifascist humanism, ' the attempt by communist and liberal intellectuals and artists to heal the divisions of Nazism by reviving the 'other Germany' of classical Weimar. This project took intellectual shape in German exile communities in Europe and Latin America during World War II and found its institutional embodiment in the Cultural League for Democratic Renewal in Soviet-occupied Berlin in 1945. During the emerging Cold War, antifascist humanism's uneasy blend of twentieth-century mass politics and cultural nationalism became the focal point of new divisions in occupied Germany and the early German Democratic Republic. This study traces German traditions of cultural renewal from their beginnings in antifascist activism to their failure in the emerging Cold War"--
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- Agocs, Andreas
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Anti-fascist movements
- Humanism
- Exiles
- Exiles
- Nationalism
- Germany
- Germany
- Germany
- Germany
- Label
- Antifascist humanism and the politics of cultural renewal in Germany, Andreas Agocs, University of the Pacific, California
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-199) and index
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- Contents
- Introduction: Antifascist humanism and the dual legacies of Weimar -- Part I. Defending the "Other Germany" -- The humanist front : antifascism and culture wars, 1934-9 -- "Otra Alemanias" : antifascist humanism in the diaspora, 1939-44 -- The "other Germany" from below : antifascist committees and national renewal in 1945 -- Part II. Contesting "Other Germanies" -- Antifascism as renewal and restoration : the Cultural League for the Democratic Renewal of Germany, 1945-6 -- Humanism with a socialist face : Sovietization and "ideological coordination" of the Kulturbund, 1946-7 -- The limits of humanism : cultural renewal and the outbreak of the Cold War, 1947-8 -- Mass organization and memory : antifascist humanism in divided Germany, 1948 and beyond -- Conclusion: From the Saar to Salamis
- Control code
- ocn968162164
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xii, 206 pages
- Isbn
- 9781107085435
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)968162164
- Label
- Antifascist humanism and the politics of cultural renewal in Germany, Andreas Agocs, University of the Pacific, California
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-199) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Antifascist humanism and the dual legacies of Weimar -- Part I. Defending the "Other Germany" -- The humanist front : antifascism and culture wars, 1934-9 -- "Otra Alemanias" : antifascist humanism in the diaspora, 1939-44 -- The "other Germany" from below : antifascist committees and national renewal in 1945 -- Part II. Contesting "Other Germanies" -- Antifascism as renewal and restoration : the Cultural League for the Democratic Renewal of Germany, 1945-6 -- Humanism with a socialist face : Sovietization and "ideological coordination" of the Kulturbund, 1946-7 -- The limits of humanism : cultural renewal and the outbreak of the Cold War, 1947-8 -- Mass organization and memory : antifascist humanism in divided Germany, 1948 and beyond -- Conclusion: From the Saar to Salamis
- Control code
- ocn968162164
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xii, 206 pages
- Isbn
- 9781107085435
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)968162164
Subject
- Exiles -- Political activity -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
- Exiles -- Political activity -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century
- Germany -- Cultural policy
- Germany -- Intellectual life -- 20th century
- Anti-fascist movements -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- Germany -- Politics and government -- 1945-1990
- Humanism -- Political aspects -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- Nationalism -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- Germany -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945
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