Heimat - a German Dream Regional Loyalties and National Identity in German Culture 1890-1990 |
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| Author:
| Boa, Elizabeth
Palfreyman, Rachel |
| Series title: | Oxford Studies in Modern European Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-815922-3 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2000 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $100.00 |
Book Description:
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German identity has been a controversial theme throughout the modern age, especially in the wake of unification. This study explores the theme of identity between locality and nation in literature and film from the late nineteenth-century through to the present, locating key novels and films in a wider cultural context of great significance for an understanding of German history.
German identity has been a controversial theme throughout the modern age, especially in the wake of unification. This study explores the theme of identity between locality and nation in literature and film from the late nineteenth-century through to the present, locating key novels and films in a wider cultural context of great significance for an understanding of German history.