Heimat, nation, fatherland : the German sense of belonging / ed. by Jost Hermand ...
The terms Heimat, nation, or fatherland have had such controversial histories that they elude all attempts at a one-dimensional definition
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| Autres auteurs: | Hermand, Jost |
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| Format: | Livre |
| Langue: | English |
| Publié: | New York [u.a.] : Lang, 1996. |
| Collection: | German life and civilization
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| Accès en ligne: | http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=007525650&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA |
| Résumé: | The terms Heimat, nation, or fatherland have had such controversial histories that they elude all attempts at a one-dimensional definition Over the course of modern German history, Heimat has come to mean virtually anything: a romantic nostalgia for preindustrial conditions; a conservative emphasis on various attributes; a feeling of ecological responsibility for a particular region; an aversion for the ugliness brought about by industry; a glorification of the German peasantry as the wellspring of national health; and much more The contributions to this volume critically examine selected aspects of these concepts, including eighteenth-century patriotism, attitudes of German-Americans, German-Jewish understanding of Heimat, the Heimatschutz movement, Nazi appropriations of history, the Heimat film, Heidegger's and Adorno's notions of Heimat, and German geopolitics |
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| Description matérielle: | IX, 230 S. |
| ISBN: | 082043373X |
