An integrative Heimatkunde – defined as the holistic study of localities and regions – has been a core interest in Ullrich (aka Ulli) Kockel’s research si

A new analysis of one of the most loaded terms in the German language: Heimat, or Homeland. The idea of Heimat (home, homeland, native region) has been as impor

At the center of this pioneering work in modern European history is the German word Heimat—the homeland, the local place. Translations barely penetrate the me

The last decade has undoubtedly been the most controversial in the long literary career of Martin Walser. This volume presents a review of this career, going fa

Heimat has been a crucial concept for the construction of identity in the German-speaking world. Seemingly impossible to translate, Heimat has served to describ