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Of mind and matter : the duality of national identity in the German-Danish borderlands /
Thaler contributes to the literature on national identity in border areas, and fills a gap in English-language history of the particular region. For many centuries, he explains, the duchy of Sleswig between the North and Baltic Seas formed a link and buffer between southern Denmark and northern Germ...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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West Lafayette, Ind. :
Purdue University Press,
©2009.
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| Colección: | Central European studies
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Thaler contributes to the literature on national identity in border areas, and fills a gap in English-language history of the particular region. For many centuries, he explains, the duchy of Sleswig between the North and Baltic Seas formed a link and buffer between southern Denmark and northern Germany. It is now partitioned between the two states, and about the only people who even use the name are local people of one nationality who ended up in the other country. It is there that he analyzes the composition and changeable nature of identity, and explores what has motivated local inhabitants to define themselves as Germans or Danes. Self-identification is important, he points out, because there is little else to distinguish the two groups. Among the dimensions he explores are politics, history and culture, changing times, and biographies during the age of nationalism. |
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| Notas: | OldControl:muse9781612490786. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 206 pages) : maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-191) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781612490786 1612490786 |