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- Title
The construction of Heimat on German wallcharts in the early 20<sup>th</sup> century, and the part it played in creating a national identity.
- Authors
Uphoff, Ina Katharina
- Abstract
This article explores the pedagogical and political application of the term Heimat in the early part of the twentieth century, looking at both the connection between Heimat, fatherland and nation as well as local history studies in schools. Various aspects of the Heimat construction and the manner in which connections to Heimat were formed will be brought out through the analysis of selected school wallcharts.
- Subjects
GERMANY; PRIMARY education; EDUCATION; HISTORY of education policy; GERMAN national character; WALL maps; VISUAL aids; IDENTITY politics; 20TH century German history; TWENTIETH century; HISTORY; HISTORY of education
- Publication
History of Education & Children's Literature, 2015, Vol 10, Issue 1, p121
- ISSN
1971-1093
- Publication type
Article