The continuities of German history nation, religion, and race across the long Nineteenth century

This book addresses the long term of German history, tracing ideas and politics across what have become sharp chronological breaks. Smith argues that current historiography has become ever more focused on the twentieth century, and on twentieth-century explanations for the German catastrophe. Agains...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Smith, Helmut Walser, 1962- (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press 2008
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The vanishing point of German history
  • The mirror turn lamp: senses of the nation before nationalism
  • On catastrophic religious violence and national belonging: the Thirty Years War and the massacre of Jews in social memory
  • From play to act: anti-Jewish violence in German and European history during the long nineteenth century
  • Eliminationist racism
  • Conclusion: Continuities in German history