"That theory of races" Henri Pirenne on the unfinished business of the great war

Sophie De Schaepdrijver

"That theory of races" Henri Pirenne on the unfinished business of the great war

Sophie De Schaepdrijver

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In November 1919, the Belgian medievalist Henri Pirenne interpreted wartime Germany as an empire led astray by a "pernicious race theory," which continued to sway postwar German perspectives. This article argues that Pirenne was correct in criticising Weimar-era essentialism and links the völkisch perspective to the German military occupations of the First World War.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	533-552
Number of pages	20
Journal	Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Nieuwste Geschiedenis/ Revue Belge de Histoire Contemporaine
Volume	41
Issue number	3-4
State	Published - Dec 1 2011

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