The Image of the Soldier in German Culture, 1871-1933

by Paul Fox and Paul Jackson

Book Overview

This study examines the force of tradition in conservative German visual culture, exploring thematic continuities in the post-conflict representation of battlefield identities from the Franco-Prussian War in 1870-71 to the demise of the Weimar Republic in 1933.

Using over 40 representative images sampled from both high and popular culture, Paul Fox discusses complex and interdependent visual responses to a wide spectrum of historical events,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 135011894X
• ISBN13: 9781350118942
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"