Historism and Cultural Identity in the Rhine-Meuse Region
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| Author | : Wolfgang Cortjaens |
| Publisher | : Leuven University Press |
| Total Pages | : 433 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789058676665 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9058676668 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (65 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Historism and Cultural Identity in the Rhine-Meuse Region by : Wolfgang Cortjaens
Book excerpt: KADOC Artes 10Based on the cultural insight that "historism"--understood as the projection of the past into the present by artistic means, or the "invention of tradition"--always occurs in close connection with the emergence of nation-states, this volume describes for the first time the cultural and denominational character and development of the Maas-Rhine region during the period between the French Revolution and World War I. Seventeen contributors shed light on the cultural identity of this Catholic-dominated core region of Europe.
