Since its discovery by German romantics and nationalists, Rothenburg has been an established icon of the German nation and its medieval past. By tracing Rothenburg's historical development as a place of national importance, this book examines the cultural politics of historical preservation and tourism in general. In exploring the shifting practice and importance of tourism in Rothenburg and how this relates to broader debates about German culture and identity, the book offers an important and original perspective on the changing dynamics of romanticized historical landscapes and how events are used to further national, cultural and political agendas. The book also analyses the changing practices of historical preservation, and in particular, how historic preservation in Rothenburg reflects a desire to make it more historic, more medieval, more German. With important insights into what it means to be German, how Germans relate to the past and how the answers to these questions have changed over time; this richly illustrated and detailed volume offers an important narrative of the rise, evolution and contestation of memory in German culture.
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Dr Joshua Hagen is Associate Professor at the Department of Geography at Marshall University, USA. His research interests include historical preservation and places of memory; geographies of national identity and territoriality; and architecture, urban design, and political authority.
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Rothenburg ob der Tauber, one of Germany's most popular tourist destinations, attracts over two and a half million visitors annually. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
town building office, professional preservationists, local preservationists, historicized forms, building sins, small medieval town, historical architecture, medieval fortifications, national iconography, historical preservation, historical substance, building ordinances, historical buildings Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Middle Ages, First World War, Stadt Rothenburg, Der Wiederaufbau, Die Gartenlaube, Die Linde, Rothenburger Chronik, Die Kunstdenkmäler von Mittelfranken, Heinrich Toppler, Illustrirte Zeitung, West Germany, Germany's Transient Pasts, Heritage Year, Martin Weigel, German Travel Cultures, Hitler Youth, Holy Roman Empire, New York, Rudy Koshar, Stadt Rotenburg, Tätigkeit von Reg, August Schnizlein, Dritten Reich, Fränkischer Kurier, Rothenburg's Jewish New!
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Rothenburg ob der Tauber, one of Germany's most popular tourist destinations, attracts over two and a half million visitors annually. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
town building office, professional preservationists, local preservationists, historicized forms, building sins, small medieval town, historical architecture, medieval fortifications, national iconography, historical preservation, historical substance, building ordinances, historical buildings Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Middle Ages, First World War, Stadt Rothenburg, Der Wiederaufbau, Die Gartenlaube, Die Linde, Rothenburger Chronik, Die Kunstdenkmäler von Mittelfranken, Heinrich Toppler, Illustrirte Zeitung, West Germany, Germany's Transient Pasts, Heritage Year, Martin Weigel, German Travel Cultures, Hitler Youth, Holy Roman Empire, New York, Rudy Koshar, Stadt Rotenburg, Tätigkeit von Reg, August Schnizlein, Dritten Reich, Fränkischer Kurier, Rothenburg's Jewish New!
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- German Travel Cultures (Leisure, Consumption and Culture) by Rudy Koshar on 10 pages
- Landscape And Memory by Simon Schama on 5 pages
- Histories of Leisure (Leisure, Consumption and Culture) by Rudy Koshar on 4 pages
- Deutsche Erinnerungsorte by Etienne François on page 10, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Landscape and Power by W. J. T. Mitchell on page 9, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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