German History Unbound: From 1750 to the Present Penny H. Glenn
German History Unbound: From 1750 to the Present Penny H. Glenn What is German history? And what role did Germans living outside of Central Europe play in it? Where did it take place? Focusing on the…
Specifikacia German History Unbound: From 1750 to the Present Penny H. Glenn
German History Unbound: From 1750 to the Present Penny H. Glenn
What is German history? And what role did Germans living outside of Central Europe play in it? Where did it take place?
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. 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. 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,