1. Geschichte einer Nation.
- Author
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Keisinger, Florian
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POLITICAL stability , *RELIGIOUS identity , *GERMAN history , *WAR , *ECONOMIC expansion - Abstract
The book "Germany. Geschichte einer Nation" by Helmut Walser Smith discusses the history of the German nation from 1500 to the present. The author emphasizes the importance of language, shared experiences, and religious affiliations for the sense of belonging. He relativizes the assumption that nationalism gave rise to the nation and warns against exaggerating war as a catalyst for nation-building. Nationalism only became a deadly ideology during World War I. Today, Germany represents political stability, economic growth, and military restraint. [Extracted from the article]
- Published
- 2022