The emotional politics of the alternative left West Germany, 1968-1984

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 here a vivid account of these emotional politics. The book discusses crit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Häberlen, Joachim C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2018
Series:New studies in European history
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Collection: Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Wholeness and Exuberance
  • Chapter 2: Feelings Against Reason
  • Chapter 3: The Emotional Misery of Capitalism
  • Chapter 4: Searching for Intimacy
  • Chapter 5: Exuberance and Intensity