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| Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
| ISBN 13 | 9780198159223 |
| Book Subtitle | Regional Loyalties And National Identity In German Culture 1890-1990 |
| Book Description | The discourse of Heimat, meaning homeland or roots, has been a medium of debate on German identity between region and nation for at least a century. Four phases parallel Germany's discontinuous history: Heimat literature as a response to modernization and to regional tensions before the First World War; the inter-war period when Heimat divided into racist ideology, left-wing opposition, and inner resistance to the Third Reich; a post-war dialectic between escapist 1950s Heimat films and right-wing claims to the lost lands in the East to which anti-Heimat theatre and films in the 1960s and 1970s were a response, with the urban Heimat in GDR films adding a socialist twist; regionalism and green politics in the 1980s and German identity beyond Cold War divisions. A key point of reference in current debates on German history, Heimat looks likely to continue in postmodern and multicultural mode. |
| Editorial Review | What this study achieves, above all else, is to underscore the constant yearning of the German psyche for a potent and cohesive identity, compelling us to ponder not only the cultural accomplishments this has inspired, but also the afflictions it has, in no small part, brought upon the nation. * Forum for Modern Language Studies * Boa and Palfreyman supply a rich and varied fare ... handsomely produced, with good illustrations. * Modern Language Review * |
| About the Author | Elizabeth Boa is Professor of German, University of Nottingham and author of Kafka: Gender, Class, Race in the Letters and Fictions (OUP, 1996) Rachel Palfreyman is Professor of German, University of Nottingham |
| Language | English |
| Author | Elizabeth Boa, Rachel Palfreyman |
| Publication Date | 23 Nov 2000 |
| Number of Pages | 242 |
Heimat - A German Dream: Regional Loyalties And National Identity In German Culture 1890-1990 hardcover english - 23 Nov 2000
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