Revisiting Prussia's Wars Against Napoleon: History, Culture, and Memory (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521190138)

In 2013, Germany celebrated the bicentennial of the so-called Wars of Liberation (1813-1815). These wars were the culmination of the Prussian struggle against Napoleon between 1806 and 1815, which occupied a key position in German national historiography and memory. Although these conflicts have been analyzed in thousands of books and articles, much of the focus has been on the military campaigns and alliances. Karen Hagemann argues that we cannot achieve a comprehensive understanding of these wars and their importance in collective memory without recognizing how the interaction of politics, culture, and gender influenced these historical events and continue to shape later recollections of them. She thus explores the highly contested discourses and symbolic practices by which individuals and groups interpreted these wars and made political claims, beginning with the period itself and ending with the centenary in 1913.

Author: Karen Hagemann
ISBN-10: 0521190134
ISBN-13: 9780521190138
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/30/2015
Pages: 491
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.75lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2016