German Forest

Jeffrey K. Wilson is an assistant professor in the Department of History at California State University, Sacramento.

• Acknowledgements IntroductionChapter I: National Landscape and National MemoryChapter II: Contested Forests: Ideal Values and Real EstateChapter III: Environmental Activism: Berlin and the GrunewaldChapter IV: Reforestation as Reform: Pomerelia and the Tuchel HeathChapter V: Meaningful Woods: Sylvan Metaphors and Arboreal SymbolsConclusionBibliographyindex

‘Wilson’s book would be important reading for any student of environmental history or the history of Western Europe in the modern age.’- Charles Closmann (Environment and History vol 21:04:2015) ‘The book fills a real gap, not only in its chronological and spatial focus but also in drawing connections between the politics of the forest and the Heimat movement. Wilson offers a significant and persuasively narrated contribution to the history of Imperial Germany, of the forest, and of nationalism.’ - Richard HÖlzl (German History vol 32:02:2014) ‘This well contextualized study provides an interesting example of environmental history, offering insights into the land and human relationships with it as well as revealing how much environment-related issues can tell us about humans as political animals.’- Brian Vick (American Historical Review, vol 118:03:2013)