Preservation and National Belonging in Eastern Germany Heritage Fetishism and Redeeming Germanness |
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| Author:
| James, Jason |
| Series title: | Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-230-32034-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2012 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $124.95 |
Book Description:
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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.