A Nation Fermented
Beer, Bavaria, and the Making of Modern Germany
$136.87
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
4 March 2024
Summary
How did beer become one of the central commodities associated with the German nation? How did a little-known provincial production standard, the Reinheitsgebot, or Beer Purity Law, become a pillar of national consumer sentiments? How did the jovial, beer-drinking German become a fixture in the global imagination?
While the connection between beer and Germany seems self-evident, A Nation Fermented reveals how it was produced through a strange brew of regional commercial and po…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198881834 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0198881835 |
| Author: | Robert Shea Terrell |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 4 March 2024 |
| Weight: | 520g |
| Dimensions: | 242mm x 160mm x 15mm |
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Terrell has provided a very well written book, with smooth transitions from one chapter to the next… Terrell’s study demonstrates the significant economic and cultural influence of Bavaria, reminding us that the Reinheitsgebot is a (very recent) promotional fairy tale…Terrell’s study will undoubtedly lead to further discussions on the temporal and spatial authority of “German” brewing traditions, not only at German Stammtische, but also within the ever-growing field of translocal and global commodity history. * Jana Weiss, H-Soz-Kult *Recommended. General readers, advanced undergraduates through faculty, and professionals. * Choice *A Nation Fermented makes for an enjoyable read and offers insightful contributions to scholarship on German consumption,politics, and public diplomacy. * Jan Logemann, American Historical Review *Terrell’s innovative book will be of particular interest to historians of German business, of the German state, and of Bavaria. In locating a history of German nationality in food, he revitalizes older debates over Heimat, provincialism, and nationality. While many Germanists automatically recoil at the stereotype of the Lederhosen wearing, Biersteinswigging, polka-dancing German, Terrell reminds us that a core truth lies beneath. * Thomas Fleischman, Central European History *
About The Author
Robert Shea Terrell
Robert Shea Terrell is an assistant professor of history at Syracuse University, where he specializes in Modern Germany and Europe, with a research focus on commodity and food history. His research has been funded by the J. William Fulbright Commission, the German Academic Exchange Service, and the German Historical Institute in Washington, D.C., among other institutions. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of California San Diego.
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