The Long Ride of Major Von Schill
A Journey Through German History and Memory
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2008
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-0-7425-5697-3 (ISBN)
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-0-7425-5697-3 (ISBN)
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This unique book traces the past 200 years of German history, using an iconic German folk hero as a bellwether of changing politics and culture. In 1809, at the height of Napoleon's power in Europe, the Prussian Major Ferdinand von Schill led a revolt against the French empire. Within a month his rebellion was crushed, and Schill became a martyr for German nationalists. As the years passed, Schill's legend grew and evolved until he had become one of Germany's most famous and celebrated Napoleonic figures: the subject of hundreds of novels, poems, plays, operas, films, biographies, and monuments.
Sam A. Mustafa explores the radical changes in German society and politics in the two centuries since Schill's death. In the first English-language work on the subject, he shows how Schill remarkably endured as other heroes fell in and out of fashion. For imperial propagandists, Liberal Democrats, Nazis, and Communists alike, he was a favorite historical icon and cultural touchstone. The author traces how an obscure failed rebel became a revered national symbol of patriotism and heroism and the ways each successive German regime coopted his story for its own ideological mission. Drawing on a rich array of primary and secondary sources, Mustafa considers the nature of patriotism, the creation of heroes and heroic mythology, and the fragility of history itself in a masterful narrative that will be an invaluable reference for anyone interested in the German experience during the Napoleonic Wars.
Sam A. Mustafa explores the radical changes in German society and politics in the two centuries since Schill's death. In the first English-language work on the subject, he shows how Schill remarkably endured as other heroes fell in and out of fashion. For imperial propagandists, Liberal Democrats, Nazis, and Communists alike, he was a favorite historical icon and cultural touchstone. The author traces how an obscure failed rebel became a revered national symbol of patriotism and heroism and the ways each successive German regime coopted his story for its own ideological mission. Drawing on a rich array of primary and secondary sources, Mustafa considers the nature of patriotism, the creation of heroes and heroic mythology, and the fragility of history itself in a masterful narrative that will be an invaluable reference for anyone interested in the German experience during the Napoleonic Wars.
Sam A. Mustafa is associate professor of history at Ramapo College of New Jersey.
Chapter 1: I Would Rather Die a Thousand Deaths
Chapter 2: He Could Do Wonderful Things
Chapter 3: An End With Terrors
Chapter 4: Spirit of Our Ferdinand
Chapter 5: Triumphant, Dangerous Magic
Chapter 6: Empire of Memory
Chapter 7: All is Not Lost
Chapter 8: He is a Soldier, and Must Obey
Chapter 9: More Than Just Blood or Homeland
Epilogue: Schill Street
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 11.11.2008 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 157 x 236 mm |
| Gewicht | 585 g |
| Themenwelt | Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7425-5697-2 / 0742556972 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7425-5697-3 / 9780742556973 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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