Popularizing the NationPopularizing the Nation examines the intersection of national identity and the popular press in nineteenth century Germany. Central to Kirsten Belgums study is the Gartenlaube, a magazine that first appeared in 1853 and became, by the 1870s, the most widely read magazine in Germany. In the midst of the magazines varied fare was a host of writings that touched on the themes of the German nation and national identity. In countless articles on culture,