Employing a top-down approach and utilizing an impressive array of archival sources, contemporary periodicals, and oral histories, Kalb's work does a remarkable job of balancing the views of authority figures and young people Highly recommended. Choice
makes a substantial contribution to the growing literature on the generational divides that shaped postwar Germany. International Social Science Review
Without doubt, the great value [ of this study] lies in having widened the scope of the predominantly social-historical research on youth through cultural and discursive perspectives. H-Soz-Kult
This is a strong contribution to the (still under-researched) post-war history of West Germany, one that also provides fresh insights into the histories of European youth and Cold War cultural politics. It transcends traditional markers of German history such as Stunde Null, moving from a generational approach to one more rooted in the everyday history of youth. Alan McDougall, University of Guelph