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Sacrifice and National Belonging in Twentieth-century Germany
. Ed(S): Eghigian, Greg A.; Berg, Matthew Paul
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How did the ideals of sacrifice play a role in constructing German nationalism? How did the Nazis use this idea to justify mass killing? What consequences did this have for postwar Germany? This volume opens up discussions about the history of 20th-century German political life. Editor(s): Eghigian, Greg A.; Berg, Matthew Paul. Series: Walter Prescott Webb Memorial Lectures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 18 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
Over the course of the 20th century, Germans from virtually all walks of life were touched by two problems: forging a sense of national community and coming to terms with widespread suffering. Arguably, no country in the modern Western world has been so closely associated with both inflicting and overcoming catastrophic misery in the name of national belonging. Within this context, the concept and ideal of ""sacrifice"" have played a pivotal role in recent German political culture. As the seven studies in this volume show, once the value of heroic national sacrifice was invoked during World War I to mobilize ... Read more
Over the course of the 20th century, Germans from virtually all walks of life were touched by two problems: forging a sense of national community and coming to terms with widespread suffering. Arguably, no country in the modern Western world has been so closely associated with both inflicting and overcoming catastrophic misery in the name of national belonging. Within this context, the concept and ideal of ""sacrifice"" have played a pivotal role in recent German political culture. As the seven studies in this volume show, once the value of heroic national sacrifice was invoked during World War I to mobilize ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Walter Prescott Webb Memorial Lectures
Number of Pages
256
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781585442072
SKU
V9781585442072
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About . Ed(S): Eghigian, Greg A.; Berg, Matthew Paul
GREG EGHIGIAN is an associate professor of modern European history at Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Pennsylvania. MATTHEW PAUL BERG is an associate professor of history and coordinator of modern European studies at John Carroll University in University Heights, Ohio.
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