{"product_id":"germanys-transient-pasts-preservation-and-national-memory-in-the-twentieth-century-paperback","title":"Germany's Transient Pasts: Preservation and National Memory in the Twentieth Century - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRudy J. Koshar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the course of the twentieth century, Germans have venerated and maintained a variety of historical buildings--from medieval fortresses and cathedrals to urban districts and nineteenth-century working-class housing. But the practice of historic preservation has sometimes proven controversial, as different groups of Germans have sought to use historical architecture to represent competing versions of their nation's history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTransient Pasts\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to examine the role that the historic preservation movement has played in German cultural history and memory from the end of the nineteenth century to the\u003cbr\u003eearly 1970s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFocusing on key public debates over historic preservation, Rudy Koshar charts a trajectory of cultural politics in which historical architecture both facilitated and limited Germans' efforts to identify as a nation. He demonstrates that historical buildings and monuments have served as enduring symbols of national history in a country scarred by the traumas of two world wars, Nazism, the Holocaust, and political division. His findings challenge both the widely accepted argument that Germans have constantly repressed their past and the contention that Germany's intense public engagement with history since reunification is unprecedented.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first book to examine the role of the historic preservation movement in German cultural history and memory. Reveals how historical buildings and monuments have represented competing versions of history from the late 1800s to the 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRudy Koshar is professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and author of \u003ci\u003eSocial Life, Local Politics, and Nazism: Marburg, 1880-1935\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 440\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.07 x 9.19 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 29, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52636647883059,"sku":"9780807847015","price":104.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/HKeL0ltOar9780807847015.webp?v=1762275453","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/germanys-transient-pasts-preservation-and-national-memory-in-the-twentieth-century-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}