German history unbound : from 1750 to the present / H. Glenn Penny.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Penny, H. Glenn, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Germans--Foreign countries--History.

Germans.

Germany--History.

Germany.

Germans--Ethnic identity.

Transnationalism--Germany.

Transnationalism.

Germany--Emigration and immigration--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 326 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022.

Summary:

What is German history? Where did it take place? And what role did Germans living outside of Central Europe play in it? This polycentric history offers a new vision: It uses communities of Germans, from Austria to Chile to Russia, to rethink our narratives of modern German history. Focusing on the great plurality of Germans, and their interconnections around the world, it pointedly de-centers the nation-state while arguing that resisting its dominance in our historical narratives has high intellectual and political stakes. For within an unbound German history there are characteristics, clues, models, and precedents that can do much to undermine the return of violent, exclusionary nationalism. To that end, this book calls for a greater integration of mobilities, migration flows, different ways of belonging, and transcultural places into our narratives of Germans' histories. Ultimately, it reveals how embracing a range of narratives can help us to better understand people's actions, intentions, and motivations in particular historical moments.

Contents:

1. Worldly provincials; 2. Cultural nation; 3. Emigrant nation; 4. Binding Germany history; 5. Recasting the emigrant nation; 6. Vectors of indoctrination; 7. Persistent postwar interconnections.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Jun 2022).

Other Format:

Erscheint auch als

ISBN:

1-108-24554-4

1-108-24725-3

1-108-22694-9

OCLC:

1338839013