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11%OFFJeffrey K. Wilson - The German Forest. Nature, Identity, and the Contestation of a National Symbol, 1871-1914.  - 9781487521677 - V9781487521677
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The German Forest. Nature, Identity, and the Contestation of a National Symbol, 1871-1914.

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Description for The German Forest. Nature, Identity, and the Contestation of a National Symbol, 1871-1914. Paperback. Through impressive primary and archival research, Wilson demonstrates that in addition to uniting Germans, the forest as a national symbol could also serve as a vehicle for protest and strife. Series: German & European Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DFG; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 548.

From the late eighteenth century, Germans increasingly identified the fate of their nation with that of their woodlands. A variety of groups soon mobilized the 'German forest' as a national symbol, though often in ways that suited their own social, economic, and political interests. The German Forest is the first book-length history of the development and contestation of the concept of 'German' woodlands.

Jeffrey K. Wilson challenges the dominant interpretation that German connections to nature were based in agrarian romanticism rather than efforts at modernization. He explores a variety of conflicts over the symbol — from demands on landowners for ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Series
German & European Studies
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781487521677
SKU
V9781487521677
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About Jeffrey K. Wilson
Jeffrey K. Wilson is an assistant professor in the Department of History at California State University, Sacramento.

Reviews for The German Forest. Nature, Identity, and the Contestation of a National Symbol, 1871-1914.
‘Wilson’s book would be important reading for any student of environmental history or the history of Western Europe in the modern age.’
Charles Closmann
Environment and History vol 21:04:2015
‘The book fills a real gap, not only in its chronological and spatial focus but also in drawing connections between the politics of the forest and the Heimat ... Read more

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