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Preservation and National Belonging in Eastern Germany
Jason James
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Description for Preservation and National Belonging in Eastern Germany
Paperback. "Drawing on cultural anthropology and cultural studies, this book sheds new light on the everyday politics of heritage and memory by illuminating local, everyday engagements with Germanness through heritage fetishism, claims to hometown belonging, and the performative appropriation of cultural property"-- Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB; JFCX; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Drawing on cultural anthropology and cultural studies, this book sheds new light on the everyday politics of heritage and memory by illuminating local, everyday engagements with Germanness through heritage fetishism, claims to hometown belonging, and the performative appropriation of cultural property.
Drawing on cultural anthropology and cultural studies, this book sheds new light on the everyday politics of heritage and memory by illuminating local, everyday engagements with Germanness through heritage fetishism, claims to hometown belonging, and the performative appropriation of cultural property.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349340194
SKU
V9781349340194
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99-15
About Jason James
JASON C. JAMES is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Mary Washington, USA. In addition to his research on Eisenach, he has published journal articles on the reconstruction of the Church of Our Lady in Dresden and the politics of culture in unified Germany.
Reviews for Preservation and National Belonging in Eastern Germany
'Jason James has written a beautiful book, one that shows the massive virtues of anthropological research into national identity. Heritage is not just a context, but an active construction of real people in real time. Preservation and National Belonging in Eastern Germany is a nuanced portrait of people struggling to make meaning in a landscape fraught with competing pressures, and ... Read more