The Resource GIs and Germans : culture, gender and foreign relations, 1945-1949, Petra Goedde
GIs and Germans : culture, gender and foreign relations, 1945-1949, Petra Goedde
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- Summary
- "At the end of World War II, roughly 300,000 American GIs were deployed as occupation forces in Germany. Many of them quickly developed intimate relations with their former enemies. Those informal interactions played a significant role in the transformation of Germany from enemy to ally of the United States, argues Petra Goedde in her engrossing book." "Goedde finds that as American soldiers fraternized with German civilians, particularly as they formed sexual relationships with women, they developed a feminized image of Germany that contrasted sharply with their wartime image of the aggressive Nazi storm trooper. A perception of German "victimhood" emerged that was fostered by the German population and adopted by Americans. According to Goedde, this new view of Germany provided a foundation for the political rapprochement that developed between the two countries even before the advent of the Cold War. Her provocative findings suggest that the study of foreign relations should focus on interactions not only between politicians and diplomats but also between ordinary citizens."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxiii, 280 pages
- Isbn
- 9780300090222
- Label
- GIs and Germans : culture, gender and foreign relations, 1945-1949
- Title
- GIs and Germans
- Title remainder
- culture, gender and foreign relations, 1945-1949
- Statement of responsibility
- Petra Goedde
- Subject
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- Civil-military relations -- Germany (West)
- Germany (West) -- Foreign relations -- United States
- Germany -- Foreign relations -- 1945-
- Germany -- History -- 1945-1955
- Germany -- Relations -- United States
- Americans -- Germany (West) -- Social conditions
- United States -- Armed Forces | Foreign service -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Germany (West)
- United States -- History -- 1945-1953
- United States -- Relations -- Germany
- Germany -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "At the end of World War II, roughly 300,000 American GIs were deployed as occupation forces in Germany. Many of them quickly developed intimate relations with their former enemies. Those informal interactions played a significant role in the transformation of Germany from enemy to ally of the United States, argues Petra Goedde in her engrossing book." "Goedde finds that as American soldiers fraternized with German civilians, particularly as they formed sexual relationships with women, they developed a feminized image of Germany that contrasted sharply with their wartime image of the aggressive Nazi storm trooper. A perception of German "victimhood" emerged that was fostered by the German population and adopted by Americans. According to Goedde, this new view of Germany provided a foundation for the political rapprochement that developed between the two countries even before the advent of the Cold War. Her provocative findings suggest that the study of foreign relations should focus on interactions not only between politicians and diplomats but also between ordinary citizens."--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- UKM
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1964-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Goedde, Petra
- Dewey number
- 943.0874
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DD257
- LC item number
- .G59 2003
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Americans
- Civil-military relations
- Germany
- Germany (West)
- United States
- Germany
- United States
- Germany
- United States
- Germany
- United States
- Label
- GIs and Germans : culture, gender and foreign relations, 1945-1949, Petra Goedde
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [245]-271) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 50936509
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- xxiii, 280 pages
- Isbn
- 9780300090222
- Lccn
- 2003283571
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)50936509
- Label
- GIs and Germans : culture, gender and foreign relations, 1945-1949, Petra Goedde
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [245]-271) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 50936509
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- xxiii, 280 pages
- Isbn
- 9780300090222
- Lccn
- 2003283571
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)50936509
Subject
- Civil-military relations -- Germany (West)
- Germany (West) -- Foreign relations -- United States
- Germany -- Foreign relations -- 1945-
- Germany -- History -- 1945-1955
- Germany -- Relations -- United States
- Americans -- Germany (West) -- Social conditions
- United States -- Armed Forces | Foreign service -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Germany (West)
- United States -- History -- 1945-1953
- United States -- Relations -- Germany
- Germany -- Social conditions -- 20th century
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