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

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Robert Shea Terrell (Assistant Professor of History, Assistant Professor of History, Syracuse University)

A Nation Fermented

Beer, Bavaria, and the Making of Modern Germany

Robert Shea Terrell (Assistant Professor of History, Assistant Professor of History, Syracuse University)

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English

Oxford University Press
21 December 2023

European history; Social & cultural history; Beers

How did beer become one of the central commodities associated with the German nation? How did a little-known provincial production standard DS the Reinheitsgebot, or Beer Purity Law DS become a pillar of national consumer sentiments? How did the jovial, beer-drinking German become a fixture in the global imagination?

While the connection between beer and Germany seems self-evident, A Nation Fermented 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, A Nation Fermented 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.

Offering a history of the Germany that Bavaria made over the twentieth century, A Nation Fermented 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.

By: Robert Shea Terrell (Assistant Professor of History Assistant Professor of History Syracuse University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 242mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 520g
ISBN: 9780198881834
ISBN 10: 0198881835
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 21 December 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Robert Shea Terrell is an assistant professor of history at Syracuse University, where he specializes in Modern Germany and Europe, with a research focus on commodity and food history. His research has been funded by the J. William Fulbright Commission, the German Academic Exchange Service, and the German Historical Institute in Washington, D.C., among other institutions. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of California San Diego.

Reviews for A Nation Fermented: Beer, Bavaria, and the Making of Modern Germany

Terrell has provided a very well written book, with smooth transitions from one chapter to the next... Terrell's study demonstrates the significant economic and cultural influence of Bavaria, reminding us that the Reinheitsgebot is a (very recent) promotional fairy tale...Terrell's study will undoubtedly lead to further discussions on the temporal and spatial authority of ""German"" brewing traditions, not only at German Stammtische, but also within the ever-growing field of translocal and global commodity history. * Jana Weiss, H-Soz-Kult * Recommended. General readers, advanced undergraduates through faculty, and professionals. * Choice *