The Nation as a Local Metaphor
| Author | : Alon Confino |
| Publisher | : UNC Press Books |
| Total Pages | : 300 |
| Release | : 1997-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0807846651 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780807846650 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Nation as a Local Metaphor by : Alon Confino
Download or read book The Nation as a Local Metaphor written by Alon Confino and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All nations make themselves up as they go along, but not all make themselves up in the same way. In this study, Alon Confino explores how Germans turned national and argues that they imagined the nation as an extension of their local place. In 1871, the
