Format:
IX, 230 S.
ISBN:
082043373X
Series Statement:
German life and civilization 22
Content:
The terms Heimat, nation, or fatherland have had such controversial histories that they elude all attempts at a one-dimensional definition
Content:
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
Content:
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
Language:
English
Subjects:
Sociology
Keywords:
Deutschland
;
Heimat
;
Deutschland
;
Nationalbewusstsein
;
Geschichte 1750-1989
;
Deutschland
;
Heimatgefühl
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
Author information:
Hermand, Jost 1930-2021
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