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On the Natural History of Destruction: With Essays on Alfred Andersch, Jean Amery, and Peter Weiss by W.G. Sebald Publisher Comments W.G. Sebald completed this extraordinary and important -- and already controversial -- book before his untimely death in December 2001. On the Natural History of Destruction is W.G. Sebald’s harrowing and precise investigation of one of the least... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Hardcover 
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Germania by Simon Winder Publisher Comments Germania is propelled by a wish to reclaim the brilliant, chaotic, endlessly varied German civilization that the Nazis buried and ruined, and that, since 1945, so many Germans have worked to rebuild. A very funny book on serious topics---how we are... (read more) Your price: $18.00 New - Trade Paper
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Mighty Fortress : a New History of the German People (04 Edition) by Steven E. Ozment Publisher Comments The word "German" was being used by the Romans as early as the mid–first century B.C. to describe tribes in the eastern Rhine valley. Nearly two thousand years later, the richness and complexity of German history have faded beneath the long shadow... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The German Wars: A Concise History, 1859-1945 by Michael A Palmer Publisher Comments The German Wars: A Concise History, 1859-1945 outlines the history of European warfare from the Wars of German Unification to the end of the World War II. The title aside, the book is not be another history of the German military; it takes a much broader... (read more) List Price $29.00 Your price: $19.43 New - Hardcover
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The Pity of It All: A Portrait of the German-Jewish Epoch, 1743-1933 by Amos Elon Publisher Comments In this important work of historical restoration, Amos Elon shows how a persecuted clan of cattle dealers and wandering peddlers was transformed into a stunningly successful community of writers, philosophers, scientists, tycoons, and activists. In... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Enduring Loss in Early Modern Germany: Cross Disciplinary Perspectives (Studies in Central European Histories) by Lynne Tatlock Book News Annotation Editor Tatlock (humanities, Washington U., St. Louis), who has published widely on German literature and culture, had the task of organizing an international conference dedicated to the study of early modern Germany. The 16 essays selected for... (read more) List Price $194.25 Your price: $122.61 New - Hardcover
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Turbulent World of Franz Goll (11 Edition) by Peter Fritzsche Publisher Comments Franz Göll was a thoroughly typical Berliner. He worked as a clerk, sometimes as a postal employee, night watchman, or publisher's assistant. He enjoyed the movies, ate spice cake, wore a fedora, tamed sparrows, and drank beer or schnapps. He lived... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $14.00 Used - Hardcover
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The German Political Broadsheet 1600-1700; V.10: 1671-1682. by John Roger Paas Synopsis The decades following the Thirty Years' War were a time of almost continual military conflict in Europe, and the 1670s were especially turbulent. In the East, the Austrian Habsburgs faced a serious rebellion in Hungary, while in the West Louis XIV... (read more) List Price $1346.50 Your price: $801.99 New - Hardcover
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Pietism & the Making of 18th-Century Prussia by Richard L Gawthrop Publisher Comments The first work to describe the relationship between Pietism and the rise of the Prussian state.... (read more) List Price $166.50 Your price: $50.00 Used - Hardcover
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Hamburg: A Cultural History (Cultural Histories) by Matthew Jefferies Publisher Comments With nearly eight million visitors each year, Hamburg is fast becoming one of Europe's most popular city-break destinations: it is a city well worth getting to know. An innovative series offering in-depth cultural, historical, and literary guides to the... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $10.05 New - Trade Paper
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German Encounters with Modernism, 1840-1945 by Peter Paret Publisher Comments In German Encounters with Modernism, Peter Paret traces the reception of modern art, from the 1840s through the Nazi era, through the lens of social and political developments in Germany. Addressing broad cultural topics, such as the early history of... (read more) List Price $50.25 Your price: $16.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Conquest of Nature: Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany by David Blackbourn Publisher Comments The fascinating story of how the German landscape was dramatically reshaped in the two hundred years from Frederick the Great to Adolf Hitler. It illustrates the gains as well as the human and environmental price paid. From the Hardcover edition.... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Course of German Nationalism : From Frederick the Great To Bismarck, 1763-1867 (91 Edition) by Hagen Schulze Publisher Comments The arduous path from the colorful diversity of the Holy Roman Empire to the Prussian-dominated German nation-state, Bismarck's German Empire of 1871, led through revolutions, wars and economic upheavals, but also through the cultural splendor of German... (read more) List Price $44.00 Your price: $33.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The House of Krupp: The Steel Dynasty That Armed the Nazis by Peter Batty Publisher Comments The Krupp industrial empire was one of Germany's wealthiest and most powerful corporations, and it contributed to the armaments used in several of its country's wars. British journalist Peter Batty tells the story of the Krupp family and the company they... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Divided Nation: A History of Germany, 1918-1990 by Mary Fulbrook Publisher Comments Covering all major aspects of German history from the Weimar Republic through reunification, this new book offers a remarkably rich, insightful survey of a difficult and controversial subject. It integrates East German history more fully than any... (read more) List Price $44.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Holy Roman Empire, Reconsidered by Jason Philip Coy Et Al Publisher Comments Over the last two decades historians have promoted the Holy Roman Empire from a creaking fossil ready for history's ax to a relatively effective government of a decentralized, highly diverse polity. This well-edited volume by a distinguished... (read more) List Price $120.00 Your price: $80.40 New - Hardcover
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State and Minorities in Communist East Germany. by Mike And Norman Laporte Dennis Publisher Comments Based on interviews and the voluminous materials in the archives of the SED, the Stasi and central and regional authorities, this volume focuses on several contrasting minorities (Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, "guest" workers from Vietnam and Mozambique... (read more) List Price $100.00 Your price: $67.00 New - Hardcover
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German Refugee Historians and Friedrich Meinecke: Letters and Documents, 1910-1977 (Studies in Central European Histories) by Gerhard A. Trans. By Alex Skinner Ritter Synopsis The book deals with the relationship between Friedrich Meinecke, who is often considered to be the leading German historian of the first half of the twentieth century, and several of his students who, after the Nazi seizure of power, were forced to... (read more) List Price $194.25 Your price: $122.61 New - Hardcover
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Concise History of Germany (2ND 04 Edition) by Mary Fulbrook Publisher Comments This book aims to provide a clear and informative guide to the twists and turns of German history from the early middle ages to the present day. The multi-faceted, problematic history of the German lands has provoked a wide range of debates and... (read more) List Price $28.99 Your price: $15.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Burden of Guilt: A Short History of Germany, 1914-1945 by Hannah Vogt Publisher Comments This remarkable book, originally published in Germany as a short history for the younger generation, presents an objective, inside look at the Nazi experience. Vogt gives a straightforward account of the history of Germany from 1914 to 1945, reviewing... (read more) List Price $45.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Mass Market
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