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The emotional politics of the alternative left : West Germany, 1968-1984
- Title
- The emotional politics of the alternative left : West Germany, 1968-1984 / Joachim C. Häberlen.
- Author
- Häberlen, Joachim C.
- Publication
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
- ©2018
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Details
- Description
- viii, 309 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "In the 1970s, a multifaceted alternative scene developed in West Germany. At the core of this leftist scene was a struggle for feelings in a capitalist world that seemed to be devoid of any emotions. Joachim C. Häberlen offers a vivid account of these emotional politics. The book discusses critiques of rationality and celebrations of insanity as an alternative. It explores why capitalism made people feel afraid and why modern cities made people feel lonely. Readers are taken to consciousness raising groups, nude swimming at alternative vacation camps, and into the squatted houses of the early 1980s. Häberlen draws on a kaleidoscope of different voices to explore how West Germans became more concerned with their selves, their feelings and their bodies. By investigating how leftists tried to transform themselves through emotional practices, Häberlen gives us a fresh perspective on a fascinating aspect of West German history"--
- Series Statement
- New studies in European history
- Uniform Title
- New studies in European history.
- Subject
- 1945-1990
- Right and left (Political science) > Germany (West)
- Political culture > Germany (West)
- Capitalism > Psychological aspects
- Social change > Psychological aspects
- Counterculture > Germany (West)
- Alternative lifestyles > Germany (West)
- Emotions > Political aspects > Germany (West)
- Alternative lifestyles
- Counterculture
- Emotions > Political aspects
- Manners and customs
- Political culture
- Political psychology
- Right and left (Political science)
- Politics and government
- Psychological aspects
- Capitalism
- Social change
- Emotions
- Germany (West) > Politics and government > Psychological aspects. > 1945-1990
- Germany (West) > Social life and customs
- Germany (West)
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-303) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Wholeness and Exuberance -- Feelings against Reason -- The Emotional Misery of Capitalism -- Searching for Intimacy -- Exuberance and Intensity -- Conclusion.
- Call Number
- JFE 23-613
- ISBN
- 9781108471749
- 1108471749
- 9781108458375
- 1108458378
- 9781108569460 (canceled/invalid)
- 9781108559201 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2018022339
- 40028697381
- OCLC
- 1030913312
- Author
- Häberlen, Joachim C., author.
- Title
- The emotional politics of the alternative left : West Germany, 1968-1984 / Joachim C. Häberlen.
- Publisher
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- New studies in European historyNew studies in European history.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-303) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1945-1990
- Other Form:
- ebook version : 9781108569460
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40028697381
- Research Call Number
- JFE 23-613