{"product_id":"culture-from-the-slums-punk-rock-in-east-and-west-germany-9780198866183","title":"Culture from the Slums: Punk Rock in East and West Germany","description":"\u003cem\u003eCulture from the Slums\u003c\/em\u003e explores the history of punk rock in East and West Germany during the 1970s and 1980s. These decades witnessed an explosion of alternative culture across divided Germany, and punk was a critical constituent of this movement. For young Germans at the time, punk appealed to those gravitating towards cultural experimentation rooted in notions of authenticity-endeavors considered to be more 'real' and 'genuine.' Adopting musical subculture from abroad and rearticulating the genre locally, punk gave individuals uncomfortable with their societies the opportunity to create alternative worlds. Examining how youths mobilized music to build alternative communities and identities during the Cold War, \u003cem\u003eCulture from the Slums\u003c\/em\u003e details how punk became the site of historical change during this era: in the West, concerning national identity, commercialism, and politicization; while in the East, over repression, resistance, and collaboration. But on either side of the Iron Curtain, punks' struggles for individuality and independence forced their societies to come to terms with their political, social, and aesthetic challenges, confrontations which pluralized both states, a surprising similarity connecting democratic, capitalist West Germany with socialist, authoritarian East Germany. In this manner, \u003cem\u003eCulture from the Slums\u003c\/em\u003e suggests that the ideas, practices, and communities which youths called into being transformed both German societies along more diverse and ultimately democratic lines. Using a wealth of previously untapped archival documentation, this study reorients German and European history during this period by integrating alternative culture and music subculture into broader narratives of postwar inquiry and explains how punk rock shaped divided Germany in the 1970s and 1980s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJeff Hayton, \u003cem\u003eAssociate Professor of History, Wichita State University\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Hayton\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Associate Professor of Modern European History at Wichita State University. He has published numerous articles on popular culture, rock 'n' roll, and German history. \u003cem\u003eCulture from the Slums: Punk Rock in East and West Germany\u003c\/em\u003e is his first book. He is beginning work on three new projects: a survey of popular music in East Germany; a history of mountain climbing in East Germany; and an examination of the relationship between video games and history.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50929928765714,"sku":"9780198866183","price":141.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_16078ac1-4276-43cc-ba5e-e43e48648842.jpg?v=1739057144","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/culture-from-the-slums-punk-rock-in-east-and-west-germany-9780198866183","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}