Heimatschutz
Heimatschutz is a
History
The term was coined in 1897 by the conservationist
A distinct early modernist Heimatschutz architectural style, characterised by traditional and regional building structural shapes, became common mainly in residential constructions up to World War II and continued until the late 1950s. The homeland literature of the late 19th century, opposing the prevalent naturalist movement, was popularised by authors like Berthold Auerbach, Ludwig Ganghofer, Peter Rosegger, or the "Heath Poet" Hermann Löns. In the Wilhelmine era, the middle-class educated Heimatschutz milieus increasingly adopted an anti-Modernist stance and developed strong ties with nationalist and chauvinist Völkisch circles. On the other hand, the idea of 'homeland protection' also became the concept of labour movements such as the German Friends of Nature (Naturfreunde).
During the
After World War II, the Heimat concept remained the basis of numerous light novels and
Switzerland
In
See also
References
- ^ Rudorff, Ernst: Heimatschutz. München: Müller 1897.
- ^ https://irp.fas.org/congress/2002_cr/s090402.html
- ^ heimatschutz.ch
Literature
- "Conservation at War". Conservation at war, Miles Glendinning. Retrieved 2 February 2005.
- Bickle, Peter (2002). Heimat: A Critical Theory of the German Idea of Homeland. "Canden House. ISBN 1-57113-225-2.
- Confino, Alon. The Nation as a Local Metaphor: Württemberg, Imperial Germany, and National Memory, 1871-1918. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1997.