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British Images of Germany R. Scully

British Images of Germany By R. Scully

British Images of Germany by R. Scully


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British Images of Germany is the first full-length cultural history of Britain's relationship with Germany in the key period leading up to the First World War. Richard Scully reassesses what is imagined to be a fraught relationship, illuminating the sense of kinship Britons felt for Germany even in times of diplomatic tension.

British Images of Germany Summary

British Images of Germany: Admiration, Antagonism & Ambivalence, 1860-1914 by R. Scully

British Images of Germany is the first full-length cultural history of Britain's relationship with Germany in the key period leading up to the First World War. Richard Scully reassesses what is imagined to be a fraught relationship, illuminating the sense of kinship Britons felt for Germany even in times of diplomatic tension.

About R. Scully

RICHARD SCULLY is Lecturer in Modern European History at the University of New England, Armidale, Australia. He received his PhD from Monash University in 2008, where he lectured in history and international studies. With Marian Quartly he edited the 2009 volume Drawing the Line: Using Cartoons as Historical Evidence.

Table of Contents

Series Preface List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction - 'The Beginnings' PART I: MAPPING GERMANY, 1860-1914 From 'Geographical Expression' to German Empire 'North Sea' or 'German Ocean'?: Britain and Germany in the Wider World A 'Pink Link' - Race, Religion and the Anglo-German Cartographic Freemasonry War and the Severing of the 'Pink link' PART II: TRAVELLING TO GERMANY, 1860-1914: A GUIDEBOOK Britain and Baedeker's Germany The Rhine, the Spas, and Beyond; in War and Peace Business as Usual: the 1880s and 1890s The Last of the Summer Holidays: Twentieth Century Travel PART III: MODELS AND MONSTERS: ENGLISH LITERATURE AND THE IDEA OF GERMANY Learned, Indefatigable, Deep-thinking Germany...' The German Invasion of Britain in 1872 and 'What Became of the Invaders' Two Georges and Two Germanies: Gissing & Meredith Commence Debate Looking Into the Abyss..? PART IV: PUNCH, JUDY AND GERMAN MICHAEL: CARTOONS OF GERMANY 'Wilhelm in Wonderland': Germany in the Wars of Unification Satiated and Satisfied? - Bismarckian Germany 'Dropping the Pilot' - Wilhelm II and Weltpolitik The Coming of the Horrible Hun Conclusions Endnotes

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NPB9780230301566
9780230301566
0230301568
British Images of Germany: Admiration, Antagonism & Ambivalence, 1860-1914 by R. Scully
New
Hardback
Palgrave Macmillan
2012-10-30
395
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