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

Informationen zum Autor Guntram Henrik Herb Klappentext At the close of First World War, propaganda mapping played a crucial role in the creation of a consensus about German national territory. "Under the Map of Germany" provides a detailed analysis of the history and techniques of mapping in inter-war Germany. Using extensive archival documentation--including many previously undiscovered maps--to chart the development of alternative concepts of national territory brought about during the Weimar Republic, the author reveals how an effective propaganda mapping network had been established and a consensus reached about the extent of the Greater German nation "before" the rise of Nazism. Challenging the belief that national self-determination is a just cause, "Under the Map of Germany" reveals that national territories are not tangible entities that can be clearly delimited, but are artificial constructs open to a wide range of interpretations. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

Product details

• Authors: G. Henrik Herb, Guntram Henrik Herb, He Herb Guntram, Herb Guntram Henrik
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.11.1996
• EAN: 9780415127493
• ISBN: 978-0-415-12749-3
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; HISTORY / Europe / Germany, European History, Germany, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, Geopolitics, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period)