Mapping the Germans Statistical Science, Cartography, Visualization of German Nation,

Zusatztext Hansen's monograph would make for an excellent addition to an upper-level undergraduate or, especially, graduate seminar on social studies of science or spatial history. I can only hope that this book is a harbinger of more SSS-like studies of scientific institutions, a field from which historians have a lot to learn. Informationen zum Autor Jason Hansen specializes in the study of modern Germanyand is currently working on a new project which examines the impact of the development of the internet and digitalization on the future of Holocaust memory. Dr Hansen has been the recipient of awards from the Council of European Studies and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Klappentext Explores the development of statistical science and cartography in Germany between the beginning of the nineteenth century and the start of World War One! examining their impact on the German national identity. Zusammenfassung Explores the development of statistical science and cartography in Germany between the beginning of the nineteenth century and the start of World War One, examining their impact on the German national identity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1 Counting Germans: The Search for a Practical Means to Measure Nationality; 2 Mapping Germans: Making the Cultural Nation Visible; 3 Radical Germans: Demography and Nationalism! 1880-1914; 4 Connecting Germans: The Circuitry of National Knowledge; 5 Defending Germans: Strategies of Intervention; Conclusion: Statistics and Cartography! War and Peace; Bibliography

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jason D. Hansen, Jason D. (Assistant Professor of History Hansen, Hansen Jason D.
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 15.01.2015
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie
• EAN: 9780198714392
• ISBN: 978-0-19-871439-2
• Numero di pagine: 224
• Serie: Oxford Studies in Modern European History; Oxford Studies in Modern Europ; Oxford Studies in Medieval Eur
• Categorie: Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Europe / Germany, European History, Germany, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Historical Geography, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909, Historical Geography