Following the convulsions of 1968, one element uniting many of the disparate social movements that arose across Europe was the pursuit of an elusive "authenticity" that could help activists to understand fundamental truths about themselves—their feelings, aspirations, sexualities, and disappointments. This volume offers a fascinating exploration of the politics of authenticity as they manifested themselves among such groups as Italian leftists, East German lesbian activists, and punks on both sides of the Iron Curtain. Together they show not only how authenticity came to define varied social contexts, but also how it helped to usher in the neoliberalism of a subsequent era.

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Yes, you can access The Politics of Authenticity by Joachim C. Häberlen,Mark Keck-Szajbel,Kate Mahoney, Joachim C. Häberlen, Mark Keck-Szajbel, Kate Mahoney 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.

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Publisher

Berghahn Books

Year

2018

Print ISBN

9781789208245, 9781785339998

eBook ISBN

9781789200003

Edition

Topic

History

Subtopic

20th Century History

Index

History

The Politics of Authenticity
Copyright Page
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Revolution as a Quest for an Authentic Life
Chapter 2. Authenticity through Transgression
Chapter 3. The Political, Emotional, and Therapeutic
Chapter 4. A Genealogy of a Politics of Subjectivity
Chapter 5. New Feminism, Women’s Subjectivity, and Feminist Politics
Chapter 6. Women’s Bodies and Feminist Subjectivities in West Germany
Chapter 7. The Rise of a New Consciousness
Chapter 8. The Italian Movement of 1977 and the Cultural Praxis of the Youthful Proletariat
Chapter 9. The Struggle for the Minds of the Youth
Chapter 10. Punk Authenticity
Chapter 11. Humanitarianism on Stage
Chapter 12. Embedded Abstractions
Afterword. Concluding Thoughts
Index

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