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Book SynopsisThrough impressive primary and archival research, Wilson demonstrates that in addition to uniting Germans, the forest as a national symbol could also serve as a vehicle for protest and strife.
Trade Review'Wilson's book would be important reading for any student of environmental history or the history of Western Europe in the modern age.' -- Charles Closmann Environment and History vol 21:04:2015 'The book fills a real gap, not only in its chronological and spatial focus but also in drawing connections between the politics of the forest and the Heimat movement. Wilson offers a significant and persuasively narrated contribution to the history of Imperial Germany, of the forest, and of nationalism.' -- Richard Holzl German History vol 32:02:2014 'This well contextualized study provides an interesting example of environmental history, offering insights into the land and human relationships with it as well as revealing how much environment-related issues can tell us about humans as political animals.' -- Brian Vick American Historical Review, vol 118:03:2013
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Chapter I: National Landscape and National Memory Chapter II: Contested Forests: Ideal Values and Real Estate Chapter III: Environmental Activism: Berlin and the Grunewald Chapter IV: Reforestation as Reform: Pomerelia and the Tuchel Heath Chapter V: Meaningful Woods: Sylvan Metaphors and Arboreal Symbols Conclusion Bibliography index
