A Nation Fermented: Beer, Bavaria, and the Making of Modern Germany

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the economic, regulatory, and cultural influence of Bavaria shaped the German nation, leading to the beer becoming a central commodity associated with the country. This is explored in the book "A Nation Fermented," which argues that Bavaria's weight shaped the nation in profound ways, offering a fresh take on the importance of provincial influences and the role of commodities and commerce in shaping the nation.

Format: Hardback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 21 December 2023
Publisher: Oxford University Press

While the connection between beer and Germany seems self-evident,A Nation Fermented reveals how it was produced through a strange brew of regional commercial and political pressures. Spanning from the late nineteenth century to the last decades of the twentieth,A Nation Fermented argues that the economic,regulatory,and cultural weight of Bavaria shaped the German nation in profound ways. Drawing on sources from over a dozen archives and repositories,Terrell weaves together subjects ranging from tax law to advertising,public health to European integration,and agriculture to global stereotypes. Offering a history of the Germany that Bavaria made over the twentieth century,A Nation Fermented eschews both sharp temporal divisions and a conventional focus on northern and industrial Germany. In so doing,Terrell offers a fresh take on the importance of provincial influences and the role of commodities and commerce in shaping the nation.

While the connection between beer and Germany seems self-evident,A Nation Fermented reveals how it was produced through a strange brew of regional commercial and political pressures. Spanning from the late nineteenth century to the last decades of the twentieth,A Nation Fermented argues that the economic,regulatory,and cultural weight of Bavaria shaped the German nation in profound ways. Drawing on sources from over a dozen archives and repositories,Terrell weaves together subjects ranging from tax law to advertising,public health to European integration,and agriculture to global stereotypes. Offering a history of the Germany that Bavaria made over the twentieth century,A Nation Fermented eschews both sharp temporal divisions and a conventional focus on northern and industrial Germany. In so doing,Terrell offers a fresh take on the importance of provincial influences and the role of commodities and commerce in shaping the nation.

While the connection between beer and Germany seems self-evident,A Nation Fermented reveals how it was produced through a strange brew of regional commercial and political pressures. Spanning from the late nineteenth century to the last decades of the twentieth,A Nation Fermented argues that the economic,regulatory,and cultural weight of Bavaria shaped the German nation in profound ways. Drawing on sources from over a dozen archives and repositories,Terrell weaves together subjects ranging from tax law to advertising,public health to European integration,and agriculture to global stereotypes. Offering a history of the Germany that Bavaria made over the twentieth century,A Nation Fermented eschews both sharp temporal divisions and a conventional focus on northern and industrial Germany. In so doing,Terrell offers a fresh take on the importance of provincial influences and the role of commodities and commerce in shaping the nation.

Weight: 528g
Dimension: 160 x 243 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780198881834