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Grand illusion

Grand illusion

the Third Reich, the Paris exposition, and the cultural seduction of France

By Karen Fiss

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Publish Date

2009

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Language

eng

Pages

285

Description:

"Franco-German cultural exchange reached its height at the 1937 Paris World's Fair, where the Third Reich worked to promote an illusion of friendship between the two countries. Through the prism of this decisive event, Grand Illusion examines the overlooked relationships among Nazi elites and French intellectuals. Their interaction, Karen Fiss argues, profoundly influenced cultural production and normalized aspects of fascist ideology in 1930s France, laying the groundwork for the country's eventual collaboration with its German occupiers."--Jacket.