GIs and Fräuleins : the German-American encounter in 1950s West Germany /

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With the outbreak of the Korean War, the West German state of Rhineland-Palatinate became home to some of the largest American military installations outside the USA. This book explores the social, cultural and economic changes that resulted from this German-American encounter.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Höhn, Maria, 1955-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2002.
Subjects:
Since 1945
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Armed Forces
Economic history
Social conditions
Militär
Besatzungstruppe
US-Soldat
Frau
Amerikanen.
Bezettingen.
Cultuurcontact.
Seksuele betrekkingen.
Duitsers.
Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany) > Social conditions.
Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany) > Economic conditions.
United States > Armed Forces > Germany > Rhineland-Palatinate Region.
Germany > History > 1945-
United States > Armed Forces > Germany > Rhineland-Palatinate.
Rhénanie-Palatinat (Allemagne) > Conditions sociales.
Rhénanie-Palatinat (Allemagne) > Conditions économiques.
États-Unis > Forces armées > Allemagne > Rhénanie-Palatinat.
Allemagne > Histoire > 1945-
Germany
Germany > Rhineland-Palatinate
United States
Rheinland-Pfalz
USA
Duitsland.
Samfundsvidenskab > Sociologi.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • " ... And Then the Americans Came Again"
  • Living with the New Neighbors
  • When Jim Crow Came to the German Heimat
  • Heimat in Turmoil
  • Controlling the "Veronikas" and "Soldiers' Brides"
  • Keeping America at Bay
  • Punishing the "Veronikas"
  • The Kaiserslautern Steinstrasse Affair
  • Conclusion.

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