{"product_id":"the-german-forest-nature-identity-and-the-contestation-of-a-national-symbol-18711914-9781487521677","title":"The German Forest  Nature Identity and the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough  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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements  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","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409149206871,"sku":"9781487521677","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487521677.jpg?v=1730505636","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-german-forest-nature-identity-and-the-contestation-of-a-national-symbol-18711914-9781487521677","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}