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Christmas in Germany : a Cultural History / Joe Perry

Perry, Joe [Verfasser]

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2010

Birmingham, AL, USA : EBSCO Industries, Inc.

1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 399 pages) : Illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index

978-0-8078-9941-0 ; 0-8078-9941-0 ; 978-1-4696-0494-7 ; 1-4696-0494-9 ; 978-0-8078-3364-3

 

Deutschland  Weihnachten  Brauch  Geschichte 

 

An exploration of the invention, evolution, and politicization of Germany's favorite national holiday. Christmas played a crucial role in public politics, as revealed during World War I and World War II, the Nazification of Christmas by the Third Reich, and the political manipulation of Christmas during the Cold War.