Fatherlands by Abigail Green
Fatherlands explores the nature of identity in nineteenth-century Germany, and has crucial implications for our understanding of nationalism, German unification and the German state in the modern era. It approaches these questions from a new and important angle, that of the non national territorial state, exploring the state-building process in non-Prussian Germany. The issues covered range from railway construction and German industrialization, to the modernization of German monarchy, the emergence of a free press, the development of a modern educational system, and the role of monuments, museums and public festivities.
'… it will be a great success which will make many stimulating contributions to early modern and modern European history … elegant, persuasive, and eminently readable … Abigail Green has succeeded in moving the goal posts for any enquiry into the growth of nationalism and the persistence of particularism in Germany in the second half of the nineteenth century' Bulletin of the German Historical Institute, London
'… closely argued and tremendously well researched … It should become required reading for those interested in the development of German nationalism … The book deserves to have a major impact.' Nations and Nationalism
'State-building and nationhood are among German historiography's most durable subjects, but in Abigail Green's fine book we see them in a strikingly new context.' The English Historical Review
'Green has devised a challenging but worthwhile and manageable comparative historical project.' German History
'… for scholars interested in nationalism, state formation, or nineteenth-century Germany, this book is indispensable.' Journal of Social History
'… closely argued and tremendously well researched … It should become required reading for those interested in the development of German nationalism … The book deserves to have a major impact.' Nations and Nationalism
'State-building and nationhood are among German historiography's most durable subjects, but in Abigail Green's fine book we see them in a strikingly new context.' The English Historical Review
'Green has devised a challenging but worthwhile and manageable comparative historical project.' German History
'… for scholars interested in nationalism, state formation, or nineteenth-century Germany, this book is indispensable.' Journal of Social History
Green, Abigail: - Abigail Green is Tutor and Fellow in History, Brasenose College, University of Oxford.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521616232 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521616239 |
| Title | Fatherlands |
| Author | Abigail Green |
| Series | New Studies In European History |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2004-12-02 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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