British images of Germany Admiration, antagonism & ambivalence, 1860-1914 /

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 eve...

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Main Authors: Scully, Richard
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Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Series: Britain and the world
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Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137283467
Summary: 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.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9780230301566.
Carrier Form: 400 p. : 152 b&w, 6 col., ill., plates.
ISBN: 9780230301566
9781137283467 :
1137283467 :
CLC: K561.4
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 II