Bøker av Michael H. (Distinguished Research Professor of History Kater

In 'Different Drummers', Michael Kater explores the underground history of jazz in Hitler's Germany using archival records and assembled interviews. He offers a frightening and fascinating look at life and popular culture during the Third Reich, showing that for the Nazis, jazz was an especially threatening form of expression.

How does creativity thrive in the face of fascism? How can an artistic individual function professionally in so threatening a climate? This text provides a detailed study of the often interrelated careers of eight outstanding German composers who lived and worked amid the Third Reich.