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The German Forest Nature, Identity, and the Contestation of a National Symbol, 1871-1914

By: Jeffrey K Wilson(Author)
326 pages, b/w photos, b/w illustrations, tables
The German Forest
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  • The German Forest ISBN: 9781442640993 Hardback Jun 2012 Not in stock: Usually dispatched within 1-2 weeks
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About this book

From the late eighteenth century, Germans increasingly identified the fate of their nation with that of their woodlands. A variety of groups soon mobilized the 'German forest' as a national symbol, though often in ways that suited their own social, economic, and political interests. The German Forest is the first book-length history of the development and contestation of the concept of 'German' woodlands.

Jeffrey K. Wilson challenges the dominant interpretation that German connections to nature were based in agrarian romanticism rather than efforts at modernization. He explores a variety of conflicts over the symbol – from demands on landowners for public access to woodlands, to state attempts to integrate ethnic Slavs into German culture through forestry, and radical nationalist visions of woodlands as a model for the German 'race'. Through impressive primary and archival research, Wilson demonstrates that in addition to uniting Germans, the forest as a national symbol could also serve as a vehicle for protest and strife.

Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction

Chapter I: National Landscape and National Memory
Chapter II: Contested Forests: Ideal Values and Real Estate
Chapter III: Environmental Activism: Berlin and the Grunewald
Chapter IV: Reforestation as Reform: Pomerelia and the Tuchel Heath
Chapter V: Meaningful Woods: Sylvan Metaphors and Arboreal Symbols

Conclusion
Bibliography
index

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Biography

Jeffrey K. Wilson is an assistant professor in the Department of History at California State University, Sacramento.

By: Jeffrey K Wilson(Author)
326 pages, b/w photos, b/w illustrations, tables
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