Monarchy, myth, and material culture in Germany 1750-1950 / Eva Giloi.
| Author/creator | Giloi, Eva, 1968- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011. |
| Description | x, 422 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | New studies in European history New studies in European history. ^A473137 |
| Contents | Introduction : the material culture of monarchy -- Collecting royal relics 1750s-1850s : means, motives, and meaning -- Relics and Friedrich Wilhelm III, 1797-1830 -- Entr'acte : culture and power, a long-term outlook -- Frederick the Great in the Vormärz : relics and myth, 1830s-1840s -- The Neues Museum 1850s-1870s : relics in retreat -- Wilhelm I : relics and myth -- Consumer capitalism and the gift-giving economy -- The Hohenzollern Museum -- Image as object : the carte-de-visite photograph as souvenir -- Wilhelm II and the Hohenzollern legacy : the Kaiser takes charge -- The fragmentation of a myth after 1888 -- Conclusion and epilogue. |
| Abstract | Explores popular attitudes toward political authority and monarchy in Prussia and Germany, studying how subjects incorporated the material culture of monarchy into their daily lives. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-411) and index. |
| LCCN | 2011275062 |
| ISBN | 9780521761987 |
| ISBN | 0521761980 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | DD61.8 .G55 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |