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Youth in the Fatherless Land: War Pedagogy, Nationalism, and Authority in Germany, 1914-1918
Andrew Donson
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Description for Youth in the Fatherless Land: War Pedagogy, Nationalism, and Authority in Germany, 1914-1918
Hardback. Presenting the history of German youth in the First World War, this book investigates the dawn of the era of mobilizing teenagers and schoolchildren for experiments in state building and the political movements like fascism and communism. It explores how German teachers could be legendary for their sarcasm and harsh methods. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 10 halftones, 3 charts, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
The first comprehensive history of German youth in the First World War, this book investigates the dawn of the great era of mobilizing teenagers and schoolchildren for experiments in state building and extreme political movements like fascism and communism. It investigates how German teachers could be legendary for their sarcasm and harsh methods but support the world's most vigorous school reform movement and most extensive network of youth clubs. As a result of the war mobilization, teachers, club leaders, and authors of youth literature instilled militarism and nationalism more deeply into young people than before 1914 but in a way ... Read more
The first comprehensive history of German youth in the First World War, this book investigates the dawn of the great era of mobilizing teenagers and schoolchildren for experiments in state building and extreme political movements like fascism and communism. It investigates how German teachers could be legendary for their sarcasm and harsh methods but support the world's most vigorous school reform movement and most extensive network of youth clubs. As a result of the war mobilization, teachers, club leaders, and authors of youth literature instilled militarism and nationalism more deeply into young people than before 1914 but in a way ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Series
Harvard Historical Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674049833
SKU
V9780674049833
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About Andrew Donson
Andrew Donson is Associate Professor of History and German and Scandinavian Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Reviews for Youth in the Fatherless Land: War Pedagogy, Nationalism, and Authority in Germany, 1914-1918
This sophisticated and deeply researched work is the first major study of the 'war youth generation' in Germany. Especially original is Donson's treatment of war pedagogy that institutionalized the populist nationalism of August 1914. By exploring both the common experiences of youth as well as the divergences conditioned by class and gender, he accounts for the polarization within the Socialist ... Read more