{"product_id":"the-german-forest-jeffrey-k-wilson-9781442640993","title":"The German Forest: Nature, Identity, and the Contestation of a National Symbol, 1871-1914","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom 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. \u003cem\u003eThe German Forest\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book-length history of the development and contestation of the concept of 'German' woodlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeffrey K. Wilson challenges the dominant interpretation that German connections to nature were based in agrarian romanticism rather than efforts at modernization. He explores a variety of conflicts over the symbol -- from demands on landowners for public access to woodlands, to state attempts to integrate ethnic Slavs into German culture through forestry, and radical nationalist visions of woodlands as a model for the German 'race'. Through impressive primary and archival research, Wilson demonstrates that in addition to uniting Germans, the forest as a national symbol could also serve as a vehicle for protest and strife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey K. Wilson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442640995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442640993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/29\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.10d","brand":"Jeffrey K. Wilson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46838300868863,"sku":"9781442640993","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1a260219-dabf-4ca2-bee9-d235f2198f2f.jpg?v=1746589403","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-german-forest-jeffrey-k-wilson-9781442640993","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}