West Germany and the Global Sixties: The Anti-Authoritarian Revolt, 1962-1978

by Timothy Scott Brown

Book Overview

The anti-authoritarian revolt of the 1960s and 1970s was a watershed in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany. The rebellion of the so-called '68ers' - against cultural conformity and the ideological imperatives of the Cold War; against the American war in Vietnam; in favor of a more open accounting for the crimes of the Nazi era - helped to inspire a dialogue on democratization with profound effects on German society. Timothy Brown examines...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 110751925X
• ISBN13: 9781107519251
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"