German Historical Institute London

17 Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2NJ
United Kingdom

Phone: Tel. +44-(0)20-7309 2050

URI: www.ghil.ac.uk

 

GHIL Podcast

 
 

Download   Email   Share on Facebook   Share on twitter

Interview

Nina Verheyen, Mirjam Brusius and Kim König

Global rankings:

Imperial Germany and the rise of personal achievement culture

4 March 2024

(0:14 h)



Interview

Nina Verheyen, Mirjam Brusius and Kim König

Global rankings:
Imperial Germany and the rise of personal achievement culture

Why did people in Imperial Germany became increasingly interested in their personal performance? Was there a link between global entanglements of Imperial Germany on the one hand and a rise in personal achievement culture on the other?

Don’t miss her accompanying GHIL Lecture on “Global Connections and Personal Achievements. (De)centring the Self in Fin de Siècle Germany”.