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Epilogue

The Immutable Heimat Question

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 December 2024

Jeremy DeWaal
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University of Exeter
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The Epilogue traces the afterlives of West German debates about Heimat in post-reunification Germany. It shows how public debates about the concept over the past three decades have primarily revolved around three issues: popular desires for home in the face of economic demands for mobility and flexibility, questions around immigration and integration, and the ongoing question of left-wing engagement with or disavowal of Heimat. All three issues have clear connections to the earlier West German debates, even if memories of these connections have often been lost. While the Epilogue shows how attempts to define the Heimat concept from the political left have remained contested, it demonstrates a growing trend towards engagement in the most recent Heimat debates over the past decade. Disengagement with desires for home, many have argued, has proven self-defeating, while many immigrant groups themselves have expressed deep desires for home in new places and have often argued for engagement with Heimat.

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Geographies of Renewal
Heimat and Democracy in West Germany, 1945–1990
, pp. 320 - 331
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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  • Epilogue
  • Jeremy DeWaal, University of Exeter
  • Book: Geographies of Renewal
  • Online publication: 19 December 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009513401.010
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  • Epilogue
  • Jeremy DeWaal, University of Exeter
  • Book: Geographies of Renewal
  • Online publication: 19 December 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009513401.010
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  • Epilogue
  • Jeremy DeWaal, University of Exeter
  • Book: Geographies of Renewal
  • Online publication: 19 December 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009513401.010
Available formats
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