ISBN:
9781787443624
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (345 Seiten)
Series Statement:
Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
919.404/2092
Keywords:
Leichhardt, Ludwig / 1813-1848
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Leichhardt, Ludwig
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Explorers / Australia / Biography
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Naturalists / Germany / Biography
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Kolonialismus
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Mythos
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Geschichte
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Leichhardt, Ludwig 1813-1848
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Mythos
;
Kolonialismus
;
Geschichte
Abstract:
A fascinating cultural studies account of the "afterlife" of Leichhardt, revealing both German entanglement in British colonialism in Australia, and in a broader sense, what happens when we maintain an open stance to the ghosts of the past
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Sep 2020)
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Discovering, mourning, and honoring Leichhardt between Australia and German- -- Speaking Europe, 1848-1858 -- Ferdinand Mueller, the Ladies Committee, and German-Australian seekers of Leichhardt -- Taking Leichhardt home to Germany with Georg Neumayer -- Uneasily approaching the centenary -- An interwar interregnum, or finding Leichhardt as a "friend of the aborigine"? -- Nazi Leichhardt -- Leichhardt the cold warrior -- Leichhardt explodes, with no end in sight (including a concluding passage "The ghost of a chance")
DOI:
10.1017/9781787443624
URL:
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