Preservation and National Belonging in Eastern Germany
Heritage Fetishism and Redeeming Germanness
Nonfiction, History, European General, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
| Author: | J. James | ISBN: | 9781137032836 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | August 31, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | J. James |
| ISBN: | 9781137032836 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | August 31, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
Drawing on cultural anthropology and cultural studies, this book sheds new light on the everyday politics of heritage and memory by illuminating local, everyday engagements with Germanness through heritage fetishism, claims to hometown belonging, and the performative appropriation of cultural property.
Drawing on cultural anthropology and cultural studies, this book sheds new light on the everyday politics of heritage and memory by illuminating local, everyday engagements with Germanness through heritage fetishism, claims to hometown belonging, and the performative appropriation of cultural property.
