{"product_id":"9781442640993","title":"A Landscape for Reform: The 'German Forest' asa Contested National Symbol, 1871-1914","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the late eighteenth century, Germans increasingly identified the fate of their nation with that of their woodlands. A variety of groups soon mobilized the 'German forest' as a national symbol, though often in ways that suited their own social, economic, and political interests. \u003ci\u003eThe German Forest\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book-length history of the development and contestation of the concept of 'German' woodlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeffrey K. Wilson challenges the dominant interpretation that German connections to nature were based in agrarian romanticism rather than efforts at modernization. He explores a variety of conflicts over the symbol — from demands on landowners for public access to woodlands, to state attempts to integrate ethnic Slavs into German culture through forestry, and radical nationalist visions of woodlands as a model for the German 'race'. Through 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47064765628656,"sku":"9781442640993","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781442640993_p0.jpg?v=1763806863","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781442640993","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}