Heimat: A Critical Theory of the German Idea of Homeland

by Peter Blickle

A new analysis of one of the most loaded terms in the German language: Heimat, or Homeland.

The idea of Heimat (home, homeland, native region) has been as important to German self-perceptions over the last two hundred years as the shifting notion of the German nation. While the idea of Heimat has been long neglected in English studies of German culture--among other reasons because the word Heimat has no exact equivalent in English--this book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571133038
• ISBN13: 9781571133038
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Camden House (NY)
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"