| Description |
viii, 340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Heritage, culture, and identity |
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Heritage, culture, and identity.
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| Contents |
1. Landscape, nation, and Rothenburg -- 2. A new beginning -- 3. Reinventing the Middle Ages -- 4. Preserving the past -- 5. Unprecedented growth and crisis -- 6. The most German of towns -- 7. Reclaiming the past -- 8. Almost a fairy tale -- Epilogue : beyond the cliches |
| Summary |
"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."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Historic sites -- Germany -- Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
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Historic sites -- Germany.
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Heritage tourism -- Germany.
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Heritage tourism -- Germany -- Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
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| SUBJECT |
Rothenburg ob der Tauber (Germany) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80145332 -- Cultural policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005456
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Germany -- Cultural policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008115153
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Rothenburg ob der Tauber (Germany) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80145332 -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008851
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| LC no. |
2006006431 |
| ISBN |
0754643247 alkaline paper |
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