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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2000-08-17
- Pages
- 224
- ISBN
- 9780801437526
- Book Title
- Collecting and Historical Consciousness in Early Nineteenth-Century Germany
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2000
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- Art, History
- Topic
- Historiography, Europe / Germany, Museum Studies, General
- Item Weight
- 16 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cornell University Press
ISBN-10
0801437520
ISBN-13
9780801437526
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1671411
Product Key Features
Book Title
Collecting and Historical Consciousness in Early Nineteenth-Century Germany
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2000
Topic
Historiography, Europe / Germany, Museum Studies, General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
00-037681
Reviews
In her excellent book, Susan A. Crane traces the rise of historical consciousness in the first decades of the nineteenth-century Germany and shows how closely it was linked to the collecting activities of individuals and groups.... Crane's theoretical discussions will stimulate the philosophical debate about collecting., "Collecting and Historical Consciousness is a book of great merit. Through mediating between groups-'collective collecting'-and institutions, Susan Crane earns the right to explore the subjective investment of the individual collector. This is likely to become a central reference point for future development of museology and the history of collecting."-Stephen Bann, University of Kent at Canterbury, "Susan Crane's new study should be received with pleasure for a number of reasons. First, she addresses a period of literary-cultural history that is. . . . distinctly and undeservedly unfashionable. Second, she tackles it with admirable thoroughness and a good deal of subtlety, always remaining clearly focussed on her argument. . . . In short, it is a clear and intelligent attempt to demonstrate that, the more collectors (both as individuals and as groups) try to preserve the historical, the less likely people are to experience it with the freshness and spontaneity characteristic of the early collectors."--Helena Ragg-Kirkby, University of Leeds. Journal of Germanic Studies, Vol. XXXIX, No. 1, February 2003, Susan A. Crane thoughtfully addresses a large theme in the intellectual and cultural history of Germany during the decades after the Napoleonic Wars: the growth of a new interest in the past and its relationship to the rise of nationalism., Sensitive to the malleability of historical memory, Crane charts the evolution and impact of amateur historical consciousness in Germanic regions after Napoleon.... This is a difficult, but rewarding, deftly nuanced interpretation of the paths taken toward the creation of Germany's 'pasts.', "Susan A. Crane's study of historical artifact collecting in nineteenth-century Germany offers valuable insights for at least three widely diverse academic audiences. . . Thought-provoking. . . Crane. . . has written a book of significant merit."-David McKibbin, University of Northern Iowa. History, Winter 2001, "Susan Crane's new study should be received with pleasure for a number of reasons. First, she addresses a period of literary-cultural history that is. . . . distinctly and undeservedly unfashionable. Second, she tackles it with admirable thoroughness and a good deal of subtlety, always remaining clearly focussed on her argument. . . . In short, it is a clear and intelligent attempt to demonstrate that, the more collectors (both as individuals and as groups) try to preserve the historical, the less likely people are to experience it with the freshness and spontaneity characteristic of the early collectors."-Helena Ragg-Kirkby, University of Leeds. Journal of Germanic Studies, Vol. XXXIX, No. 1, February 2003, Susan A. Crane's book takes to an exciting new level the discussions of the collection and preservation of historical objects, and of the production of historical consciousness itself. Nobody has explored more lucidly than Crane the fascinating interplay between personal and public history, between telling the truth and living it., "Sensitive to the malleability of historical memory, Crane charts the evolution and impact of amateur historical consciousness in Germanic regions after Napoleon. . . This is a difficult, but rewarding, deftly nuanced interpretation of the paths taken toward the creation of Germany's 'pasts.'"-Choice, September 2001, Vol. 39, No. 1, "Susan A. Crane's book takes to an exciting new level the discussions of the collection and preservation of historical objects, and of the production of historical consciousness itself. Nobody has explored more lucidly than Crane the fascinating interplay between personal and public history, between telling the truth and living it."--James E. Young, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Susan Crane's new study should be received with pleasure for a number of reasons. First, she addresses a period of literary-cultural history that is.... distinctly and undeservedly unfashionable. Second, she tackles it with admirable thoroughness and a good deal of subtlety, always remaining clearly focussed on her argument.... In short, it is a clear and intelligent attempt to demonstrate that, the more collectors (both as individuals and as groups) try to preserve the historical, the less likely people are to experience it with the freshness and spontaneity characteristic of the early collectors., Collecting and Historical Consciousness is a book of great merit. Through mediating between groups--'collective collecting'--and institutions, Susan Crane earns the right to explore the subjective investment of the individual collector. This is likely to become a central reference point for future development of museology and the history of collecting., "Susan A. Crane's book takes to an exciting new level the discussions of the collection and preservation of historical objects, and of the production of historical consciousness itself. Nobody has explored more lucidly than Crane the fascinating interplay between personal and public history, between telling the truth and living it."-James E. Young, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, "Sensitive to the malleability of historical memory, Crane charts the evolution and impact of amateur historical consciousness in Germanic regions after Napoleon. . . This is a difficult, but rewarding, deftly nuanced interpretation of the paths taken toward the creation of Germany's 'pasts.'"--Choice, September 2001, Vol. 39, No. 1, "Susan A. Crane thoughtfully addresses a large theme in the intellectual and cultural history of Germany during the decades after the Napoleonic Wars: the growth of a new interest in the past and its relationship to the rise of nationalism."-Andrew Lees, Rutgers University. American Historical Review, February 2002, Susan A. Crane's study of historical artifact collecting in nineteenth-century Germany offers valuable insights for at least three widely diverse academic audiences... Thought-provoking.... Crane... has written a book of significant merit., "Susan A. Crane's study of historical artifact collecting in nineteenth-century Germany offers valuable insights for at least three widely diverse academic audiences. . . Thought-provoking. . . Crane. . . has written a book of significant merit."--David McKibbin, University of Northern Iowa. History, Winter 2001, "Susan A. Crane thoughtfully addresses a large theme in the intellectual and cultural history of Germany during the decades after the Napoleonic Wars: the growth of a new interest in the past and its relationship to the rise of nationalism."--Andrew Lees, Rutgers University. American Historical Review, February 2002, "Collecting and Historical Consciousness is a book of great merit. Through mediating between groups--'collective collecting'--and institutions, Susan Crane earns the right to explore the subjective investment of the individual collector. This is likely to become a central reference point for future development of museology and the history of collecting."--Stephen Bann, University of Kent at Canterbury, "In her excellent book, Susan A. Crane traces the rise of historical consciousness in the first decades of the nineteenth-century Germany and shows how closely it was linked to the collecting activities of individuals and groups. . . Crane's theoretical discussions will stimulate the philosophical debate about collecting."-- Andreas Urs Sommer, University of Greifswald. German History.
Dewey Edition
21
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
943/.0072
Synopsis
This provocative book challenges long-held assumptions about the nature of historical consciousness in Germany. Susan A. Crane argues that the ever-more-elaborate preservation of the historical may actually reduce the likelihood that history can be experienced with the freshness and individuality characteristic of the early collectors and preservationists. Her book is both a study of the emergence in late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Germany of a distinctively modern conception of historical consciousness, and a meditation on what was lost as historical thought became institutionalized and professionalized. Public forms of remembering the past which are familiar today, such as historical museums and historical preservation, have surprisingly recent origins. In Germany, caring about the past took on these distinctively new forms after the Napoleonic wars. The Brothers Grimm gathered fairy tales and documented the origins of the German language. Historical preservationists collected documents and artifacts and organized the conservation of cathedrals and other historic buildings. Collectors formed historical societies and created Germany's historical museums. No single national consciousness emerged; instead, many groups used similar means to make different claims about what it meant to have a German past.Although individuals were responsible for stimulating new interest in the past, they chose to band together in voluntary associations to promote collective awareness of German history. In doing so, however, they clashed with academic and political interests and lost control over the very artifacts, collections, and buildings they had saved from ruin. Examining the letters and publications of the amateur collectors, Crane shows how historical consciousness came to be represented in collective terms--whether regional or national--and in effect robbed everyone of the capacity to experience history individually and spontaneously., This provocative book challenges long-held assumptions about the nature of historical consciousness in Germany. Susan A. Crane argues that the ever-more-elaborate preservation of the historical may actually reduce the likelihood that history can be..., This provocative book challenges long-held assumptions about the nature of historical consciousness in Germany. Susan A. Crane argues that the ever-more-elaborate preservation of the historical may actually reduce the likelihood that history can be experienced with the freshness and individuality characteristic of the early collectors and preservationists. Her book is both a study of the emergence in late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Germany of a distinctively modern conception of historical consciousness, and a meditation on what was lost as historical thought became institutionalized and professionalized. Public forms of remembering the past which are familiar today, such as historical museums and historical preservation, have surprisingly recent origins. In Germany, caring about the past took on these distinctively new forms after the Napoleonic wars. The Brothers Grimm gathered fairy tales and documented the origins of the German language. Historical preservationists collected documents and artifacts and organized the conservation of cathedrals and other historic buildings. Collectors formed historical societies and created Germany's historical museums. No single national consciousness emerged; instead, many groups used similar means to make different claims about what it meant to have a German past. Although individuals were responsible for stimulating new interest in the past, they chose to band together in voluntary associations to promote collective awareness of German history. In doing so, however, they clashed with academic and political interests and lost control over the very artifacts, collections, and buildings they had saved from ruin. Examining the letters and publications of the amateur collectors, Crane shows how historical consciousness came to be represented in collective terms--whether regional or national--and in effect robbed everyone of the capacity to experience history individually and spontaneously., This provocative book challenges long-held assumptions about the nature of historical consciousness in Germany. Susan A. Crane argues that the ever-more-elaborate preservation of the historical may actually reduce the likelihood that history can be experienced with the freshness and individuality characteristic of the early collectors and preservationists. Her book is both a study of the emergence in late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Germany of a distinctively modern conception of historical consciousness, and a meditation on what was lost as historical thought became institutionalized and professionalized. Public forms of remembering the past which are familiar today, such as historical museums and historical preservation, have surprisingly recent origins. In Germany, caring about the past took on these distinctively new forms after the Napoleonic wars. The Brothers Grimm gathered fairy tales and documented the origins of the German language. Historical preservationists collected documents and artifacts and organized the conservation of cathedrals and other historic buildings. Collectors formed historical societies and created Germany's historical museums. No single national consciousness emerged; instead, many groups used similar means to make different claims about what it meant to have a German past. Although individuals were responsible for stimulating new interest in the past, they chose to band together in voluntary associations to promote collective awareness of German history. In doing so, however, they clashed with academic and political interests and lost control over the very artifacts, collections, and buildings they had saved from ruin. Examining the letters and publications of the amateur collectors, Crane shows how historical consciousness came to be represented in collective terms?whether regional or national?and in effect robbed everyone of the capacity to experience history individually and spontaneously.
LC Classification Number
DD86.C73 2000
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