Theaters of Occupation: Hollywood and the Reeducation of Postwar Germany

by Jennifer Fay

In the aftermath of total war and unconditional surrender, Germans found themselves receiving instruction from their American occupiers. It was not a conventional education. In their effort to transform German national identity and convert a Nazi past into a democratic future, the Americans deployed what they perceived as the most powerful and convincing weapon-movies.

In a rigorous analysis of the American occupation of postwar Germany...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816647453
• ISBN13: 9780816647453
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.8"