Recasting German Identity by Peter Thompson

Recasting German Identity by Peter Thompson

This collection of fifteen essays revisits the question of German identity. Unlike previous books on this topic, however, it does not focus exclusively on national identity in the aftermath of Hitler. Instead, it concentrates on the plurality of ethnic, sexual, political, geographical, and cultural identities in modern Germany, and on their often fragmentary nature as the country struggles with the challenges of unification and international developments such as globalization, multiculturalism, and postmodernism. The multifaceted nature of German identity demands a variety of approaches: thus the essays are interdisciplinary, drawing upon historical, sociological, and literary sources to offer a nuanced understanding of the complex question of identity in today's Germany.

The volume represents a solid contribution to the study of post-1989 German politics and culture, as well as a fruitful attempt by British German Studies scholars to enter into dialog with their American and German colleagues* MONATSHEFTE *
The stated purpose of the book is to reach a more general audience by focusing on the broader implications of Kulturpolitik in unified Germany. This goal has certainly been achieved, and with considerable success.... * GERMANIC NOTES AND REVIEWS *

STUART TABERNER is Professor of German at the University of Leeds, UK. He is Research Associate in the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch, German and French at the University of the Free State, South Africa.

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ISBN 13	9781571132444
ISBN 10	1571132449
Title	Recasting German Identity
Author	Peter Thompson
Series	Studies In German Literature Linguistics And Culture
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Camden House
Year published	2002-11-15
Number of pages	284
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