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

How did beer become one of the central commodities associated with the German nation? How did a little-known provincial production standard - the <em>Reinheitsgebot, </em> or Beer Purity Law - become a pillar of national consumer sentiments? How did the jovial, beer-drinking German become a fixture in the global imagination? <p/>While the connection between beer and Germany seems self-evident, <em>A Nation Fermented</em> 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, <em>A Nation Fermented</em> 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. <p/>Offering a history of the Germany that Bavaria made over the twentieth century, <em>A Nation Fermented</em> 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.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Robert Shea Terrell<br><b>Publisher:</b> Oxford University Press, USA<br><b>Published:</b> 03/21/2024<br><b>Pages:</b> 240<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b