The Rhythm of Eternity

The German Youth Movement and the Experience of the Past, 1900-1933
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-78238-768-8
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Buch, Englisch, Band 22, 228 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 487 g

Reihe: Making Sense of History

The Weimar era in Germany is often characterized as a time of significant change. Such periods of rupture transform the way people envision the past, present, and future. This book traces the conceptions of time and history in the Germany of the early 20th century. By focusing on both the discourse and practices of the youth movement, the author shows how it reinterpreted and revived the past to overthrow the premises of modern historical thought. In so doing, this book provides insight into the social implications of the ideological de-historicization of the past.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Adriaansen, Robbert-Jan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Deutsche Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Illustrations

Preface

Introduction: The German youth movement and the problem of history

Chapter 1. Wandervogel, Freideutsche Jugend and the Spirit of 1813

Chapter 2. The experience of the past

Chapter 3. The post-war crisis of experience and the religious turn

Chapter 4. Immanent eschatology and medieval forms

Chapter 5. In search of the spiritual motherland

Conclusion

Sources and literature

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Adriaansen, Robbert-Jan
Robbert-Jan Adriaansen is an assistant professor in the theory of history and historical culture at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. His research focuses on conceptions of time and history in modern, especially German, history.

Robbert-Jan Adriaansen is an assistant professor in the theory of history and historical culture at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. His research focuses on conceptions of time and history in modern, especially German, history.