Selling the economic miracle economic reconstruction and politics in West Germany, 1949-1957
Through an examination of election campaign propaganda and various public relations campaigns, reflecting new electioneering techniques borrowed from the United States, this work explores how conservative political and economic groups sought to construct and sell a political meaning of the Social Ma...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Berghahn Books
2007.
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Edición: | First edition |
Colección: | Monographs in German history ;
v. 18. Monographs in German history. |
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009424442306719 |
Sumario: | Through an examination of election campaign propaganda and various public relations campaigns, reflecting new electioneering techniques borrowed from the United States, this work explores how conservative political and economic groups sought to construct and sell a political meaning of the Social Market Economy and the Economic Miracle in West Germany during the 1950s.The political meaning of economics contributed to conservative electoral success, constructed a new belief in the free market economy within West German society, and provided legitimacy and political stability for the new Federal Republic of Germany. |
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Notas: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 288 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [262]-276) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781789206401 9781845452230 |