German Angst: Fear and Democracy in the Federal Republic of Germany

German Angst: Fear and Democracy in the Federal Republic of Germany
ISBN-10
0198714181
ISBN-13
9780198714187
Category
History
Pages
407
Language
English
Published
2020
Publisher
Emotions in History
Author
Frank Biess

Description

While fear and anxiety have historically been associated with authoritarian regimes, Frank Biess demonstrates the ambivalent role of these emotions in the democratization of West Germany, where fears and anxieties about the country's catastrophic past and uncertain future both undermined democracy and stabilized the emerging Federal Republic.

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