Controlled Freedom
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Controlled Freedom

Allied Cultural Policy in Vienna, 1945–1955

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  2. English
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Controlled Freedom

Allied Cultural Policy in Vienna, 1945–1955

About this book

Following liberation in April 1945, Vienna was characterized by destruction, cold, hunger, and an acute housing shortage. Yet cultural life soon returned: as early as 27 April, Soviet officers ordered its revival. It was not long until the other Allies – France, Britain, and the USA – launched their own cultural campaigns. The many cultural activities under Allied occupation were intended not only to underpin economic and political rebuilding, but also to promote an Austrian national consciousness – a separate self-image independent from Germany. This volume is the first to show the impact of Allied cultural policy in the fields of fine art, film, literature and libraries, music and theatre, press photography, print media, radio, and sport, thereby documenting an achievement that can still be felt today: the creation of a democratic Austrian identity.

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Yes, you can access Controlled Freedom by Oliver Rathkolb,Agnes Meisinger, John Heath in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & 20th Century History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
V&R Unipress
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9783847018520
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Body
  5. Oliver Rathkolb: Introduction. Allied Cultural Policy in Vienna: Contemporary History Meets Archaeology
  6. Thomas Angerer: A Dazzling New Beginning. French Cultural Policy in Occupied Vienna, 1945–1955
  7. Wolfgang Mueller: Soviet Propaganda, Media, and Cultural Policy in Vienna, 1945–1955
  8. Manfred Mugrauer: KPΓ– Cultural Policy under Soviet Occupation
  9. Oliver Rathkolb: US Occupying Cultural Policy between Denazification, Cold War, and Democratic Reorientation
  10. Richard Hufschmied: British Cultural Policy in Vienna, 1945–1955. Intentions, Actions, and a Jewish Underground Struggle
  11. Johanna Lerchner: The Allied Topography of Vienna
  12. Wolfgang Duchkowitsch: The Allies and the Press, 1945/46
  13. Marion Krammer / Margarethe Szeless: Press Photography in the Cold War. Photo Policy in Austria, 1‍9‍4‍5‍–‍1‍9‍5‍5
  14. Wolfgang Pensold: Radio between the Zones
  15. Karin Moser: Allied Film Policy between Cooperation, Control, Enlightenment, and Self-interest
  16. Agnes Meisinger: Ready, Set, Go! Allied Sport and the Revival of Sporting Events in Vienna, 1945–1955
  17. Veronika Floch: β€œOur souls approach, understand, and agree with one another through admiration of the work of art.” Allied Cultural Policy and Visual Art in Vienna, 1945–1955
  18. Monika Knofler: Art as a Weapon – on the Allies' Exhibitions Policy
  19. Monika Platzer: Architecture in Four Acts, 1945–1955
  20. Markus Stumpf: β€œBooks are undoubtedly not furniture.” The Library as a Battleground: Reorientation through Denazification and Book Donations
  21. GΓΌnther Stocker: The Allies and Austrian Literature
  22. Peter Roessler: Dramatic Outlooks. The Allies' Dramas on Vienna Stages
  23. Michael Kraus: Vienna State Opera in Occupied Post-War Austria, 1945–1955
  24. Christian Glanz: Out of Nowhere? Observations on the Characteristics and Locations of Jazz in Vienna in the Early Post-War Era
  25. Hans Petschar: Porgy and Bess: A Case Study of the Impact of US Cultural Policy in Vienna, 1945–1955
  26. Selected Bibliography
  27. Authors