{"product_id":"power-of-intellectuals-in-contemporary-germany","title":"Power of Intellectuals in Contemporary Germany","description":"A decade after reunification, with Germany laboring to define a new national identity, the defunct German Democratic Republic has gained a second life in the pages of history. The former GDR, and particularly the fate of its intellectuals, has become the subject of novels, memoirs, and films, and it has also become the backdrop for general debates over the power of intellectuals in contemporary media and society. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new collection of essays considers the demise of the GDR and its impact on the place of intellectuals in Germany today. Distinguished contributors from Germany, Austria, and the United States survey aspects of high and low culture, including the current nostalgia for East German film, the demise of the GDR rock scene, the pivotal role of East German poets, the consolidation and privatization of German media, and the frightening new resurgence of right-wing violence. The result is a timely volume that charts Germany's rocky transition from one world to another.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors:\u003cbr\u003eMitchell G. Ash\u003cbr\u003eSimone Barck\u003cbr\u003eDavid Bathrick\u003cbr\u003eJohn Borneman\u003cbr\u003eDorothea Dornhof\u003cbr\u003eMichael Geyer\u003cbr\u003eAndreas Graf\u003cbr\u003eDietrich Hohmann\u003cbr\u003eAndreas Huyssen\u003cbr\u003eKonrad Jarausch\u003cbr\u003eAlexander Kluge\u003cbr\u003eLoren Kruger\u003cbr\u003eMartina Langermann\u003cbr\u003eSiegfried Lokatis\u003cbr\u003ePatricia Anne Simpson\u003cbr\u003eFrank Trommler\u003cbr\u003eKatie Trumpener","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54218392600920,"sku":"9780226289861","price":112.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780226289861.jpg?v=1769750123","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/power-of-intellectuals-in-contemporary-germany","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}