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The Castles of the Rhine : Recreating the Middle Ages in Modern Germany.
Far from being mere antiquarian or sentimental curiosities, the rebuilt or reused fortresses of the Rhine reflect major changes in Germany and Europe during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Taylor begins The Castles of the Rhine with a synopsis of the major political, social and intelle...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Wilfrid Laurier University Press
2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS; 1. Political and Economic Power on the Middle Rhine; 2. Romanticism and Nationalism on the Middle Rhine; 3. Monuments and Documents on the Middle Rhine; PART TWO: VINDICATING THE OLD REGIME; 4. The Holy Alliance in Stone; 5. Hohenzollern Dreams; 6. King of the Rhineland; 7. The Hohenzollerns at the Hunt; 8. The ""Cartridge Prince"" and His Consort; PART THREE: BUTTRESSING THE STATUS QUO; 9. A Justification of Aristocratic Privilege; 10. The Fulfilment of Bourgeois Ambition.
- PART FOUR: DEFENDING THE REICH11. Symbols of German Unity; 12. Monument to German Glory; PART FIVE: SECURING THE PAST FOR THE FUTURE; 13. To Entertain, Enlighten, and Exploit the Traveller; 14. To Study the German Past; 15. To Teach the Young and the Ignorant; PART SIX: CONCLUSION; 16. ""Can Stones Speak?""; APPENDICES; 1. Glossary of Architectural Terms Used; A; B; C; D; F; G; H; K; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; W; Z; 2. Medieval Fantasies; 3. Hohenzollern Castle Projects Outside the Rhineland; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.