Under the Map of Germany - Nationalism and Propaganda 1918 - 1945

Using extensive, previously undiscovered archival documentation, the author provides an analysis of the history and techniques of nationalist mapping in inter-War Germany and challenges the belief that national self-determination is a just cause.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Nationalism, Territory, Maps and Propaganda 2. Cartography and National Territory at the End of the First World War 3. A Concern for Accuracy 5. Coordination of Cartographic Revisionism The Stiftung fur Deutsche Volks-Und Kulturbodenforschung 6. Maps as Weapons The Development of Suggestive Cartography 7. Creating a Unified Message 8. Concepts of National Territory in the Third Reich 9. Maps and Nazi Propaganda Conclusion Primary Sources Bibliography

About the author

Guntram Henrik Herb

Summary

Using extensive, previously undiscovered archival documentation, the author provides an analysis of the history and techniques of nationalist mapping in inter-War Germany and challenges the belief that national self-determination is a just cause.

Product details

• Authors: Guntram Henrik Herb, Herb Guntram Henrik
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.08.2014
• EAN: 9781138006867
• ISBN: 978-1-138-00686-7
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Propaganda, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Cartography, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Cartography, map-making & projections, Cartography, map-making and projections, Political control and freedoms