El primer milagro económico alemán visto por los viajeros españoles (1834–1936)
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2021
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De Gruyter
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Perdices de Blas, L. and Ramos Gorostiza, J. (2021) El primer milagro económico alemán visto por los viajeros españoles (1834–1936). Iberoromania, Vol. 2021 (Issue 93), pp. 97-118. https://doi.org/10.1515/iber-2021-0008
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Antes de 1871 los pocos viajeros españoles que visitaron los estados alemanes lo hicieron de forma fugaz y muy parcial, caracterizándolos como pintorescos territorios de leyendas románticas y bellezas naturales. Entre 1871 y 1918, en la búsqueda de referentes para la modernización de España, creció la fascinación por la espectacular transformación económica alemana: se fue afianzando entre los viajeros españoles la imagen de gran potencia industrial que lideraba el conocimiento y los avances técnicos, solo empañada por la percepción de un notable militarismo y un cierto culto al maquinismo. Esta sólida imagen de Alemania persistiría entre los españoles pese a las grandes dificultades económicas de entreguerras.
Before 1871 the few Spanish travelers who visited the German states did so in a fleeting and very partial way, characterizing them as picturesque territories of romantic legends and natural beauties. Between 1871 and 1918, in the search for references for the modernization of Spain, the fascination with the spectacular German economic transformation was growing: the image of a great industrial power that led the knowledge and the technical advances was strengthened among the Spanish travelers, only tarnished by the perception of a remarkable militarism and a certain cult of machinism. This solid image of Germany would persist among the Spaniards despite the great economic difficulties of the interwar period.
Before 1871 the few Spanish travelers who visited the German states did so in a fleeting and very partial way, characterizing them as picturesque territories of romantic legends and natural beauties. Between 1871 and 1918, in the search for references for the modernization of Spain, the fascination with the spectacular German economic transformation was growing: the image of a great industrial power that led the knowledge and the technical advances was strengthened among the Spanish travelers, only tarnished by the perception of a remarkable militarism and a certain cult of machinism. This solid image of Germany would persist among the Spaniards despite the great economic difficulties of the interwar period.