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Germany: A Nation in Its Time: Before, During, and After Nationalism, 1500–2000
By Smith, Helmut Walser
- ISBN
- 9780871404664
- Publisher
- Liveright
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Reviewed on February 1, 2020 | Social Sciences
Rather than focusing on politics, diplomacy, and nationalism as a lens through which to understand the origins of the German nation, Smith (history, Vanderbilt Univ.) considers the role of maps in defining German land and identity between 1500 and 2000. Many of these maps do not describe a rigidly defined border to Germany; Smith reminds readers that prior to unification (1871), many inhabitants identified themselves by their regio...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
