Under the Map of Germany: Nationalism and Propaganda 1918 - 1945 - Hardcover

Herb, Guntram Henrik

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415127491 ISBN 13: 9780415127493

Publisher: Routledge, 1996

Synopsis

At the close of the First World War, propaganda mapping played a crucial role in the creation of a consensus about German national territory.
Under the Map of Germany provides a detailed and vivid analysis of the history and techniques of nationalist mapping in inter-war Germany. Using extensive archival documentation - including many previously undiscovered maps - the author charts the development of new concepts of national territory and the establishment of an effective propaganda mapping network. His research demonstrates that a consensus about the extent of the Greater German nation was not created by skillful Nazi propagandists, but by the collaborate efforts of respected scholars and nationalist activists during the Weimar Republic. Challenging the belief that national self-determination is a just cause, Under the Map of Germany reveals that national territories are not tangible entities that can be clearly delimited, but are artificial constructs open to a wide range of interpretations.

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At the close of World War I propaganda mapping played a crucial role in the creation of a consensus about German national territory. This volume provides an analysis of the history and techniques of mapping in inter-war Germany, using archival documentation to chart the development of alternative concepts of national territory brought about during the Weimar Republic. The author reveals how an effective propaganda mapping network had been established and a consensus reached about the extent of the Greater German nation before the rise of Nazism. Challenging the belief that national self-determination is a just cause, this text argues that national territories are not tangible entities that can be clearly delimited, but are artificial constructs open to a wide range of interpretation.

Review:

"The book is well illustrated with maps from the Weimar Republic, and thus also provides a good source of examples of persuasive cartography. ...Herb has done valuable basic research which certainly deserves the attention of scholars interested in cartography, political geography and national identities."
-"National Identities

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0415127491
• ISBN 13: 9780415127493
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 264