Helmut Walser Smith, Deutschland. Geschichte einer Nation. München, Beck 2021. (German)

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    • Subject Terms:
      VIENNA (Austria); GERMANY
    • Subject Terms:
      DEUTSCHLAND: Geschichte einer Nation: Von 1500 bis zur Gegenwart (Book)
    • Subject Terms:
      SMITH, Helmut Walser
    • Abstract:
      The book "Germany. Geschichte einer Nation" by Helmut Walser Smith is a classic national history that questions the view of the German nation as an "invented tradition". Smith argues that the idea of the German nation is older and has evolved from a peaceful to an aggressive ideology of nationalism. The author examines the "invention" of the German nation around 1500 and the spread of nationalism from the Congress of Vienna to World War I. Criticism is directed at Smith for not considering the ambivalence of nationalism and for writing the history of national ideas in Germany in terms of good and evil. [Extracted from the article]
    • Abstract:
      Das Buch "Deutschland. Geschichte einer Nation" von Helmut Walser Smith ist eine klassische Nationalgeschichte, die die Sicht der deutschen Nation als "erfundene Tradition" in Frage stellt. Smith argumentiert, dass die Idee der deutschen Nation älter ist und sich von einer friedfertigen zu einer aggressiven Ideologie des Nationalismus entwickelt hat. Der Autor untersucht die "Erfindung" der deutschen Nation um 1500 und die Ausbreitung des Nationalismus vom Wiener Kongress bis zum Ersten Weltkrieg. Kritisiert wird, dass Smith die Ambivalenz des Nationalismus nicht berücksichtigt und die Geschichte nationaler Ideen in Deutschland in Kategorien von Gut und Böse schreibt. [Extracted from the article]
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