{"product_id":"the-german-forest-4","title":"The German Forest","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. \u003cem\u003eThe German Forest\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book-length history of the development and contestation of the concept of 'German' woodlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n","brand":"By Jeffrey K. Wilson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55075345105276,"sku":"9781442698048","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781442698048_4edbcca1-1f05-4d6c-99d5-748a3d906fcd.jpg?v=1743626429","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/the-german-forest-4","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}