Download or read book Nationalism Versus Cosmopolitanism in German Thought and Culture, 1789-1914 written by Mary Anne Perkins and published by Edwin Mellen Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays by scholars of international repute explores a particular polarity with 19th Century German thought: that of nationhood and European identity. Two fundamental factors are discussed: the recognition that perceptions of German nationhood have been a crucial factor with European consciousness since long before the existence of Germany as a unified state, and an acknowledgement of bitter memories of the two World Wars of the 20th century.