{"product_id":"germany-and-the-west-riccardo-bavaj-9781782385974","title":"Germany and 'The West': The History of a Modern Concept","description":"\u003cp\u003e \"The West\" is a central idea in German public discourse, yet historians know surprisingly little about the evolution of the concept. Contrary to common assumptions, this volume argues that the German concept of the West was not born in the twentieth century, but can be traced from a much earlier time. In the nineteenth century, \"the West\" became associated with notions of progress, liberty, civilization, and modernity. It signified the future through the opposition to antonyms such as \"Russia\" and \"the East,\" and was deployed as a tool for forging German identities. Examining the shifting meanings, political uses, and transnational circulations of the idea of \"the West\" sheds new light on German intellectual history from the post-Napoleonic era to the Cold War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Riccardo Bavaj\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1782385975\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781782385974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berghahn Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Library Binding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2015","brand":"Riccardo Bavaj","offers":[{"title":"Library Binding","offer_id":48136889270527,"sku":"9781782385974","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5ac23d80-b965-4e07-9bfc-f7ce52d566bb.jpg?v=1770165132","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/germany-and-the-west-riccardo-bavaj-9781782385974","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}