List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1. The Life and Work of Aby Warburg in its Hamburg Context
Chapter 2. Aby Warburg's "Hamburg Comedy": The Personal Concerns and Professional Ambitions of a Young Scholar
Chapter 3. Political Symbolism and Cultural Monumentalism: Hamburg's Bismarck Memorial, 1898-1906
Chapter 4. Collective Memory Failure: The Mural Decoration of Hamburg's City Hall, 1898-1909
Chapter 5. A Moment of Calm in the Chaos of War: Willy von Beckerath's "Eternal Wave," 1913-1918

Conclusion

Bibliography
Index

Mark A. Russell is an Assistant Professor at the Liberal Arts College of Concordia University, Montreal. He holds degrees from the University of Toronto and a Ph.D. from Cambridge University. His work on culture in Imperial Germany has appeared in The Historical Journal, The Canadian Journal of History and German History.