Bibliograph

The German forest, nature, identity, and the contestation of a national symbol, 1871-1914, Jeffrey K. Wilson

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The German forest, nature, identity, and the contestation of a national symbol, 1871-1914, Jeffrey K. Wilson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [285]-311) and index

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contains biographical information

Illustrations

mapsplansillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The German forest

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

777304320

Responsibility statement

Jeffrey K. Wilson

Sub title

nature, identity, and the contestation of a national symbol, 1871-1914

Summary

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 public access to woodlands, to state attempts to integrate ethnic Slavs into German culture through forestry, and radical nationalist visions of woodlands as a model for the German 'race'. 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."--, Provided by Publisher

Table Of Contents

Chapter I: National Landscape and National Memory -- Chapter II: Contested Forests: Ideal Values and Real Estate -- Chapter III: Environmental Activism: Berlin and the Grunewald -- Chapter IV: Reforestation as Reform: Pomerelia and the Tuchel Heath -- Chapter V: Meaningful Woods: Sylvan Metaphors and Arboreal Symbols

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