Historical Authenticity

Martin Sabrow is Senior Fellow and Former Director of the Leibniz Centre for Contemporary History Potsdam, Germany. He is the author of numerous books, amongst them biographies on Walter Rathenau and Erich Honecker.Achim Saupe is Research Fellow at the Leibniz Centre for Contemporary History Potsdam, Germany. He is the co-editor of The Politics of Authenticity and Populist Discourses (2021).

• List of Contributors Introduction, Martin Sabrow and Achim Saupe1. Architectural Reconstruction, Arnold Bartetzky2. Architecture, Andreas Putz3. Archives, Bernhard Grau4. Aura, Katja Stopka5. Authorship and Authorization, Michael Wetzel6. Autochthony, Christoph Kohl7. Belonging, Susannah Eckersley8. Built Heritage Conservation, Ingrid Scheurmann9. Canon, Christopher Voigt-Goy10. Charisma, Achim Saupe11. Citizen Science, Maike Weißpflug12. Collections, Ina Heumann13. Contemporary Witness, Martin Sabrow14. Credibility, Kristin Meißner15. Cultural and Natural Heritage, Andrea Rehling16. Cultural Heritage, Eszter Gantner and Heidi Hein-Kircher17. Digitality, Andreas Fickers18. Diversity, Georg Toepfer19. Eigentlichkeit, Katja Stopka20. Excavation and Feature, Ursula Warnke21. Exhibition, Katrin Pieper and Joachim Baur22. Forgery, Thomas Eser23. Heimat and Fremde, Maren Möhring24. Historical Experience, Sabine Moller25. History Tourism, Hanno Hochmuth26. History Marketing, Manfred Grieger27. Hoax, Martin Doll28. Identity, Achim Saupe29. Industry Culture, Torsten Meyer and Michael Farrenkopf30. Intangible Cultural Heritage, Helmut Groschwitz31. Irony, Christoph Rauen32. Language and Discourse, Heidrun Kämper and Rainer Perkuhn33. Layers of Time, Achim Landwehr34. Library, Petra Feuerstein-Herz35. Literature, Christoph Zeller36. Maps, Peter Haslinger37. Masterpiece, Heike Zech38. Materiality, Andreas Ludwig39. Mediality, Christoph Classen40. Memorial Sites, Thomas Schaarschmidt and Irmgard Zündorf41. Museum, Thomas Thiemeyer42. Narrative, Antonius Weixler43. Nostalgia, Tobias Becker44. Origin, Originality, Helmut Groschwitz45. Original/Copy, Wolfgang Augustyn46. Patina, Oliver Mack47. Photography, Annette Vowinckel48. Political Myth, Jan Burkamp and Tilmann Siebeneichner49. Populism, Christoph Kohl50. Postcolonialism, Barbara Christophe and Heike Liebau51. Provenance Research, Ulrike Schmiegelt52. Public Engagement (Vermittlung), Dominik Kimmel and Stephan Schwan53. Reenactment, Stefanie Samida54. Relic, Martin Sabrow55. Representation, Thomas Werneke56. Restoration Ethics, Stefan Brüggerhoff57. Rituals, Harald Schmid58. Sacralization, Johannes Paulmann59. Self, Nikolaus Buschmann60. Simulation, Markus Walz61. Source, Stefan Jordan62. Substitute, Markus Walz63. Testimony, Sara Jones64. The Body, Annelie Ramsbrock65. The City, Christoph Bernhardt66. Tradition, Susanne Klien67. Types, Willy Xylander68. Victimization, Ulrike Jureit69. Virtual Reality, Stephan SchwanIndex

This fascinating volume offers conceptual, historical, theoretical, and empirical approaches to authenticity from diverse disciplines. Its exposure of English-language readers to German perspectives is especially important. Organized alphabetically around timely issues – from architecture and archives to tradition and virtual reality – this work will be indispensable in the fields of historic preservation, tourism, museums, memory studies, and cultural heritage.