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Paper Empires
Rafael de Francisco Lopez
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Description for Paper Empires
Num Pages: 128 pages, 173 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 283 x 16. Weight in Grams: 996.
These paper cut-outs developed from toys into a historically important reflection on the German military and social classes from the early nineteenth to the early twentieth century, culminating in their proliferation during the rise and reign of the Third Reich. They make it possible to take a tour through German military and political history, from the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt in 1806 right up to the Maginot Line in 1940. These German paper soldiers, or papiersoldaten zum ausschneiden are, without a doubt, unique visual images that, nowadays, are similar to archeological artifacts, which are very hard to find on the market. ... Read more
These paper cut-outs developed from toys into a historically important reflection on the German military and social classes from the early nineteenth to the early twentieth century, culminating in their proliferation during the rise and reign of the Third Reich. They make it possible to take a tour through German military and political history, from the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt in 1806 right up to the Maginot Line in 1940. These German paper soldiers, or papiersoldaten zum ausschneiden are, without a doubt, unique visual images that, nowadays, are similar to archeological artifacts, which are very hard to find on the market. ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764347405
SKU
V9780764347405
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Ref
99-2
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