The conquest of ruins : The Third Reich and the fall of Rome /: The Third Reich and the fall of Rome. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Julia Hell.
• Authors: Hell, Julia
• Contents: Introduction. Post-Roman mimesis and the law of ruin -- After Carthage: the Roman empire, its rubble and ruins -- Post-Roman mimesis as conquest/besetzung: Charles V at Tunis, 1535 -- Post-Roman mimesis in the modern age: Cook's second voyage to the South Pacific and the French conquest of Egypt and Algeria -- Barbarians becoming Romans: from Germany's anti-Napoleonic barbarians to the ruin gazer scenarios of the conservative revolution -- With the end in mind: the Nazi empire's post-Roman mimesis and the ruined stage of Rome -- Theorizing empire with the end in sight: Carl Schmitt and Martin Heidegger -- Epilogue: Anselm Kiefer's Zersetzungen/disarticulations.
• Publisher Details: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (pages)
• Subjects: 937/.09; National socialism and archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology) -- Political aspects -- Germany -- History -- 20th century; Imitation -- Political aspects -- Germany; Imperialism -- History; Civilization -- Roman influences; Imperialism; National socialism and archaeology; HISTORY / Ancient / Rome; Germany -- Civilization -- 20th century -- Roman influences; Europe -- Civilization -- Roman influences; Germany -- History -- 1933-1945; Europe; Germany; History; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780226588223
• Related ISBNs: 022658822X; 9780226588056; 022658805X; 9780226588193; 022658819X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.