Of Mind and Matter: The Duality of National Identity in the German-Danish Borderlands

di Peter Thaler (Autore)

Purdue University Press, 2009

Of Mind and Matter analyzes identity formation in the multicultural border region of Sleswig. It highlights the changeability of national sentiments and explores what has motivated local inhabitants to define themselves as Germans or Danes. The analysis focuses especially on the respective national minorities, among whom the transitional and flexible aspects of Sleswig identity surface most clearly. The study investigates national sentiments in a border region from a theoretical and comparative perspective. It relies on diverse forms of historical evidence, including quantitative sources such as language statistics and election results, but also more subjective sources such as personal life stories and interviews. The study pays equal attention to German and Danish source material. ""Of Mind and Matter"" adds important new angles to the literature on national identity in border areas and fills a conspicuous gap in English-language historiography, which completely lacks modern analyses of Sleswig history.

• Autore: Peter Thaler
• Editore: Purdue University Press
• Collana: Central European Studies
• Anno: 2009
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 220 p.
• Dimensioni: 229 x 152 mm
• Peso: 320 gr.
• EAN: 9781557535245

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