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Proliferation of Germanness in the World

Title:
Proliferation of Germanness in the World
Full Title:
Verbreitung des Deutschtums in der Welt (Proliferation of Germanness in the World)
Collection:
Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
Creator:
Gauss, Paul
Date:
1935
Date posted:
2015-08-25
ID Number:
1243.01
Identifier:
PJM_1243_01.jpg
Subject:
Between the Wars
Ethnocentrism
Extent:
(cm, H x W) 26 x 32
Collector's Notes:
The spread of "Germanness" in the world, particularly to the United States. The scale of the large red circles in the Eastern and Midwestern U.S. is subject to arbitrary manipulation. There is an implicit assumption that German immigrants to the U.S. maintained their "Germanness," although that seems unlikely as to some (for example, those who fled after the failed revolution of 1848).
Note:
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Source:
Gauss, Paul. 1935. Das Buch vom Deutschen Volkstum: Wesen - Lebensraum - Schicksal. [The Book of German Nationality: Essense - Living Space - Destiny] Leipzig: F. U. Brockhaus. 5.
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About the collection

This is a collection of “persuasive” cartography: maps intended primarily to influence the opinion of the viewer -- to send a message -- rather than to communicate geographic information. The collection reflects a variety of persuasive tools: allegorical, satirical and pictorial mapping; selective inclusion or exclusion; unusual projections, graphics and text; and intentional deception. Maps in the collection address a wide range of messages: religious, political, military, commercial, moral and social.