Intellectuals and the German Nation: Collective Identity in an Axial Age

Bernhard Giesen, Translated by Nicholas Levis, Amos Weisz

ISBN 10: 0521639964 / ISBN 13: 9780521639965

Published by Cambridge Univ Pr, 1998

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256 pages. 9.25x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Intellectuals and the German Nation: Collective Identity in an Axial Age
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521639964
• ISBN 13: 9780521639965
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.43 kilograms

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Synopsis

This book proposes a theory of collective and national identity based on culture and language rather than power and politics. Applying this to what he calls Germany's "axial age," Bernhard Giesen shows how the codes of nineteenth-century German identity in turn became those of the divided Germany between 1945 and 1989. The identity he describes derives from the ideas of German intellectuals, from the uprooted romantic poets to the influential German mandarins, and was borne by the newly emerging bourgeoisie.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German