German global soft power, 1700-1920
This article provides the first overview of the reach and 'soft power' of German language and culture in Europe and beyond, from 1700 to 1920, shortly after the end of the First World War. Besides the role of the state (weak, until deliberate policies began to be formulated from the late n...
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| description | This article provides the first overview of the reach and 'soft power' of German language and culture in Europe and beyond, from 1700 to 1920, shortly after the end of the First World War. Besides the role of the state (weak, until deliberate policies began to be formulated from the late nineteenth century), the article shows the role of language societies, religious, educational and scientific institutions, and other sociocultural and political factors, including migration and colonization, in promoting German 'soft power' in other parts of Europe, in the Americas, Africa and China. The changing status of German language and culture in these parts of the world and the extent of local and 'home' support, through explicit policy or otherwise, for German as a first, foreign or additional language abroad is also considered. |
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| spelling | nottingham-401202020-05-04T18:27:46Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/40120/ German global soft power, 1700-1920 McLelland, Nicola This article provides the first overview of the reach and 'soft power' of German language and culture in Europe and beyond, from 1700 to 1920, shortly after the end of the First World War. Besides the role of the state (weak, until deliberate policies began to be formulated from the late nineteenth century), the article shows the role of language societies, religious, educational and scientific institutions, and other sociocultural and political factors, including migration and colonization, in promoting German 'soft power' in other parts of Europe, in the Americas, Africa and China. The changing status of German language and culture in these parts of the world and the extent of local and 'home' support, through explicit policy or otherwise, for German as a first, foreign or additional language abroad is also considered. Amsterdam University Press Sanchez-Summerer, Karene Frijhoff, Willem 2016-12-02 Book Section PeerReviewed McLelland, Nicola (2016) German global soft power, 1700-1920. In: Linguistic and cultural foreign policies of European states: 18th-20th centuries. Languages and Culture in History (3). Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam, pp. 45-68. ISBN 9789462980600 German as a foreign language (GFL) German colonialism German migration Philanthropists Language societies Togo Namibia Austro-Hungarian Empire Jiaozhou Bay concession (Kiautschou) http://en.aup.nl/books/9789462980600-linguistic-and-cultural-foreign-policies-of-european-states.html |
| spellingShingle | German as a foreign language (GFL) German colonialism German migration Philanthropists Language societies Togo Namibia Austro-Hungarian Empire Jiaozhou Bay concession (Kiautschou) McLelland, Nicola German global soft power, 1700-1920 |
| title | German global soft power, 1700-1920 |
| title_full | German global soft power, 1700-1920 |
| title_fullStr | German global soft power, 1700-1920 |
| title_full_unstemmed | German global soft power, 1700-1920 |
| title_short | German global soft power, 1700-1920 |
| title_sort | german global soft power, 1700-1920 |
| topic | German as a foreign language (GFL) German colonialism German migration Philanthropists Language societies Togo Namibia Austro-Hungarian Empire Jiaozhou Bay concession (Kiautschou) |
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