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

Informationen zum Autor Jeffrey K. Wilson is an assistant professor in the Department of History at California State University, Sacramento. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

Info autore

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

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jeffrey K Wilson, Jeffrey K. Wilson
• Editore: University of Toronto Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 29.06.2012
• EAN: 9781442640993
• ISBN: 978-1-4426-4099-3
• Pagine: 344
• Serie: German and European Studies; German and European Studies (H; German and European Studies
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie