Jewish identities in German popular entertainment, 1890-1933 /
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| Author / Creator: | Otte, Marline. |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006. |
| Description: | xiv, 317 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6092393 |
| Summary: | At the turn of the century, German popular entertainment was a realm of unprecedented opportunity for Jewish performers. This study explores the terms of their engagement and pays homage to the many ways in which German Jews were instrumental in the birth of an incomparably rich world of popular culture. It traces the kaleidoscope of challenges, opportunities and paradoxes Jewish men and women faced in their interactions with predominantly gentile audiences. Modern Germany was a society riddled by conflicts and contradictory impulses, continuously torn between desires to reject, control and celebrate individual and collective difference. This book demonstrates that an analysis of popular entertainment can be one of the most innovative ways to trace this complicated negotiation throughout a period of great social and political turmoil. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 317 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-312) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0521856302 0521852455 9780521852456 9780521856300 |
