Mission on the Rhine : "Reeducation" and Denazification in American-Occupied Germany

James F. Tent

ISBN 10: 0226793583 / ISBN 13: 9780226793580

Published by The University Of Chicago Press Sep 1984, 1984

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Neuware - German society underwent greater change under the four years of military occupation than it had under Hitler and the Nazis. The issue of reeducation lay at the heart of America's occupation policies. Encompassing denazification, restructuring of the school system, university reform, and cultural exchange, reeducation began as an idealistic (and naive) attempt to democratize Germany by making her over in the American image. For this meticulously researched study, James F. Tent has drawn on a wealth of recently declassified documents and on numerous personal interviews with veterans of the Occupation. He brings to life not only the dilemmas American officials faced in balancing the need for a political purge against the need to rehabilitate a disrupted society but also the paradoxes involved in a democracy's attempt to impose its ideals on another people. His book chronicles the dedicated work of many Americans; it also illuminates America's Occupation experience as a whole.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mission on the Rhine : "Reeducation" and Denazification in American-Occupied Germany
• Publisher: The University Of Chicago Press Sep 1984
• Publication Date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226793583
• ISBN 13: 9780226793580
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 23W x 16H x 2D millimeters 23 millimeters width by 16 millimeters height by 2 millimeters depth
• Weight: 652 grams

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Synopsis

German society underwent greater change under the four years of military occupation than it had under Hitler and the Nazis. The issue of reeducation lay at the heart of America's occupation policies. Encompassing denazification, restructuring of the school system, university reform, and cultural exchange, reeducation began as an idealistic (and naive) attempt to democratize Germany by making her over in the American image.

For this meticulously researched study, James F. Tent has drawn on a wealth of recently declassified documents and on numerous personal interviews with veterans of the Occupation. He brings to life not only the dilemmas American officials faced in balancing the need for a political purge against the need to rehabilitate a disrupted society but also the paradoxes involved in a democracy's attempt to impose its ideals on another people. His book chronicles the dedicated work of many Americans; it also illuminates America's Occupation experience as a whole.