Finding the Nation in Bremen
The Lower Class and Women after Napoleonic Occupation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9636604 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katherine Buse (0000-0002-5485-0110, Laurentian University, corresponding author), Dieter K Buse (Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-24 |
| Publication date | 2005-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4107 • E-ISSN: 2292-8502 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/cjh.40.1.1 |
| OpenAlex | W267816658 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
To extent the understanding of German nationality and nationalism during the Napoleonic era, this case study examines the anti-French writings and pamphlets of a pedagogue, Betty Gleim, and the petitions against craft monopolies by lower-class artisans and their wives. Instead of examining more of the texts of intellectuals, as historians have so frequently, the essay explores the traits ascribed to French and Germans by the teacher who also published a tract advocating special roles for women in advancing the cause of national liberation. Through analysis of the petitions, the essay demonstrates the manner in which lower-class persons became increasingly aware of, and employed, nationally-based arguments in seeking social redress. The significance of the Napoleonic occupation and annexation of the city-state of Bremen for spreading national identity, including differentiating stereotypes, as well as the use of national rhetoric, is affirmed
Annexation · German · Immigration · National identity · Nationalism · Nationality · Political science · Redress · Rhetoric · Sociology · State (computer science) · European history and politics · European Political History Analysis · Gender Studies · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · History · Law
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2007 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |