Who was responsible for the crimes of the Nazis? Party leaders and members? Rank-and-file soldiers and bureaucrats? Ordinary Germans? This question looms over German disputes about the past like few others. It also looms over the art and architecture of postwar Germany in ways that have been surprisingly neglected. In The Nazi Perpetrator; Paul B. Jaskot fundamentally reevaluates pivotal developments in postwar German art and architecture against the backdrop of contentious contemporary debates over the Nazi past and the difficulty of determining who was or was not a Nazi perpetrator.Like their fellow Germans; postwar artists and architects grappled with the Nazi past and the problem of defining the Nazi perpetratormdash;a problem that was thoroughly entangled with contemporary conservative politics and the explosive issue of former Nazis living in postwar Germany. Beginning with the formative connection between Nazi politics and art during the 1930s; The Nazi Perpetrator traces the dilemma of identifying the perpetrator across the entire postwar period. Jaskot examines key works and episodes from West Germany and; after 1989; reunified Germany; showing how the changing perception of the perpetrator deeply impacted art and architecture; even in cases where artworks and buildings seem to have no obvious relation to the Nazi past. The book also reinterprets important periods in the careers of such major figures as Gerhard Richter; Anselm Kiefer; and Daniel Libeskind.Combining political history with a close analysis of specific works; The Nazi Perpetrator powerfully demonstrates that the ongoing influence of Nazi Germany after 1945 is much more central to understanding a wide range of modern German art and architecture than cultural historians have previously recognized.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Who Knew? Country Western Music of BrazilBy Dr. Debra Jan BibelWhen we think about Brazilian music; samba; bossa nova; and Afro-Brazilan ritual and carnival music come to mind. That is what you will find in record shops. I expected the existence of country folk and pop rancheros in Brazil but heard; read; or knew nothing of them until this excellent; well-written book and its leads to recordings. Country music in the United States is an equal to rock and pop in popularity; dividing the population largely into urban and rural; coast and interior. The same can be said for Brazil; rodeo is as popular as soccer. Moreover; there is another parallel in that the more appreciated; electrified; country-western music; with its romantic themes; contrasts with the less popular acoustic roots-folk music; performed as duos (typically brothers); with its emphasis on nature and life struggles. Country music in Brazil; which is centered in the central-western states; has Portuguese and Amer-Indian origins; with little influence from Afro-Brazilian music. The author; an anthropologist; discusses more the history and sociology of this music than its structure; although learning first-hand to play the 10-string guitar; the viola; and interviewing country musicians. Against the forces of urbanization and a global sophistication; nostalgia of Brazils agrarian history and the folklore of "hicks" have increased the fan base of muacute;sica sertaneja (music of the interior). With its modern adaptations; it has absorbed muacute;sica caipira (hick music); as hillbilly folk and bluegrass are now under the umbrella of country music in the United States. This book will change your view of Brazil and Brazilian music.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Seminal EthnomusicologyBy Frank GibbsThis is the first ethnography that I am aware of that treats Brazils most popular genres of music: muacute;sica caipira and muacute;sica sertaneja." The writing is beautiful and witty. The theoretical framework is highly original and; I think; will be very influential in years to come. Besides providing the first in-depth account of Brazils country music; this is great social history; essential reading for anyone who wants to understand Brazils urban-rural linkages and development as an industrial power.