{"product_id":"redeeming-objects-a-west-german-mythology-hardcover","title":"Redeeming Objects: A West German Mythology - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNatalie Scholz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRedeeming Objects\u003c\/i\u003e traces the afterlives of things. Out of the rubble of World War II and the Holocaust, the Federal Republic of Germany emerged, and with it a foundational myth of the \"economic miracle.\" In this narrative, a new mass consumer society based on the production, export, and consumption of goods would redeem West Germany from its Nazi past and drive its rebirth as a truly modern nation. Turning this narrative on its head, Natalie Scholz shows that West Germany's consumerist ideology took shape through the reinvention of commodities previously tied to Nazism into symbols of Germany's modernity, economic supremacy, and international prestige. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Postwar advertising, film, and print culture sought to divest mass-produced goods-such as the Volkswagen and modern interiors-of their fascist legacies. But Scholz demonstrates that postwar representations were saturated with unacknowledged references to the Nazi past. Drawing on a vast array of popular and highbrow publications and films, \u003ci\u003eRedeeming Objects\u003c\/i\u003e adds a new perspective to debates about postwar reconstruction, memory, and consumerism.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatalie Scholz is a professor of modern and contemporary history at the University of Amsterdam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 12, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47406991868082,"sku":"9780299344306","price":115.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/93b8fe938d1cd231c4755d419770cafa.webp?v=1778210117","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/redeeming-objects-a-west-german-mythology-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}