Power of Emotions : A History of Germany from 1900 to the Present by Ute ...

The Power of EmotionsA History of Germany from 1900 to the Present\nAuthor(s): Ute Frevert\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781009376822, 978-1009376822\nSynopsis\nEmotions make history and have their own history. Exploring the emotional worlds of the German people, this book tells a very different story of the twentieth century. Ute Frevert reveals how emotions have shaped and influenced not only individuals but entire societies. Politicians use emotions, and institutions frame them, while social movements work with and through them. Ute Frevert's engaging analysis of twenty essential and powerful emotions including anger, grief, hate, love, pride, shame and trust explores how emotions coloured major events and developments from the German Empire to the Federal Republic until this very day. Emotions also have a history, illustrated by the changing forms, meanings and atmosphere of various emot.