Architecture and Politics in Germany, 1918-1945. - Hardcover

Lane, Barbara Miller

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0674043502 ISBN 13: 9780674043503

Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr, 1968

Synopsis

In the spring of 1933, the Nazi government began its campaign to eliminate "modern" tendencies in German art--with particular emphasis on architecture--and to eradicate what it chose to call "art bolshevism." The Bauhaus, by then an internationally famous center of avant garde design, was shut down.

In a close analysis of intellectual, political, social, and economic developments, Lane shows that Nazi views on architecture were generated by a complex of historical factors. Far from being cohesive, Nazi cultural policy was largely the product of the conflicting ideas about art held by the Nazi leaders and their efforts to advance these ideas during internal power struggles.

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Review:

[This] is the kind of work on which the study of political and culture will thrive. It is thoroughly researched, beautifully illustrated, and a paradigm of objectivity. (American Political Science Review)

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr
• Publication date: 1968
• ISBN 10: 0674043502
• ISBN 13: 9780674043503
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 278