The German Forest: Nature, Identity, and the Contestation of a National Symbol, 1871-1914

by Jeffrey K. Wilson

Book Overview

From the late eighteenth century, Germans increasingly identified the fate of their nation with that of their woodlands. A variety of groups soon mobilized the 'German forest' as a national symbol, though often in ways that suited their own social, economic, and political interests. The German Forest is the first book-length history of the development and contestation of the concept of 'German' woodlands.

Jeffrey K. Wilson challenges the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487521677
• ISBN13: 9781487521677
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"