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The Cambridge Companion to Modern German Culture
The Cambridge Companion to Modern German Culture
by Eva Kolinsky
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An invaluable guide to developments in German culture from 1871 to the present.... (read more)

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Modern Germany
Modern Germany
by Volker R Berghahn
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This book provides a comprehensive overview of the development of Germany in the twentieth century, a country whose history has decisively shaped the map and the politics of modern Europe and the world in which we live. It is concerned with social change,... (read more)

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Germania: A Personal History of Germans Ancient and Modern. Simon Winder
Germania: A Personal History of Germans Ancient and Modern. Simon Winder
by Simon Winder
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A UNIQUE EXPLORATION OF GERMAN CULTURE, FROM SAUSAGE ADVERTISEMENTS TO WAGNER Sitting on a bench at a communal table in a restaurant in Regensburg, his plate loaded with disturbing amounts of bratwurst and sauerkraut made golden by candlelight shining... (read more)

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The German Wars: A Concise History, 1859-1945
The German Wars: A Concise History, 1859-1945
by Michael A Palmer
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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)

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History of Germany 1918 2000 the Divid
History of Germany 1918 2000 the Divid
by Mary Fulbrook
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This accessible study traces the dramatic social, cultural and political tensions in Germany since 1918. For the second edition, revisions have been made to incorporate the results of recent research, an epilogue covering the years 1990-2000 has been... (read more)

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A Brief History of Germany
A Brief History of Germany
by Jason Philip Coy
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The story of Germany, a key player in global diplomatic and economic affairs, is crucial to our understanding of global history and the contemporary world. Covering more than 2,000 years of history, A Brief History of Germany provides a concise account... (read more)

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Dreams and Delusions: The Drama of German History
Dreams and Delusions: The Drama of German History
by Fritz Stern
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This highly praised collection of essays by eminent historian Fritz Stern ponders the monumental promise and catastrophe of twentieth-century German history.... (read more)

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Herr Hempel At the German Legation in Dublin 1937-1945
Herr Hempel At the German Legation in Dublin 1937-1945
by John Duggan
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This book uniquely focuses on Dr Edward Hempel, German Minister in Dublin from 1937 to 1945, covering the period of the Second World War known in Ireland as 'the Emergency'. It reveals the difficulties experienced by a career diplomat like Hempel of the... (read more)

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Opa Nobody (American Lives)
Opa Nobody (American Lives)
by Sonya Huber
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It had come to this: breast-feeding her screaming three-month-old while sitting on the cigarette-scarred floor of a union hall, lying to her husband so she could attend yet another activist meeting, and otherwise actively self-destructing. Then Sonya... (read more)

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Einstein's German World
Einstein's German World
by Fritz Stern
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"This wide-ranging collection of essays reminds us again that Fritz Stern is a living national treasure--in both Germany and the United States. It will interest and delight anyone who wishes to think deeply about how and why Germany, with all its... (read more)

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Course of German Nationalism : From Frederick the Great To Bismarck, 1763-1867 (91 Edition)
Course of German Nationalism : From Frederick the Great To Bismarck, 1763-1867 (91 Edition)
by Hagen Schulze
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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)

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The Future of German Economy: An End to the Miracle
The Future of German Economy: An End to the Miracle
by Rebecca Harding
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This text offers an interpretation of German economic performance. It covers economic policy and macroeconomic performance since the election of the Schroe der government, the "Alliance of Jobs" employment policy, German corporatism (including finance... (read more)

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The Divided Nation: A History of Germany, 1918-1990
The Divided Nation: A History of Germany, 1918-1990
by Mary Fulbrook
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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)

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The Holy Roman Empire, Reconsidered
The Holy Roman Empire, Reconsidered
by Jason Philip Coy Et Al
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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)

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State and Minorities in Communist East Germany.
State and Minorities in Communist East Germany.
by Mike And Norman Laporte Dennis
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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)

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Bridge Builder: An Insider's Account of Over 60 Years in Postwar Reconstruction, International Diplomacy, and German-American Relation
Bridge Builder: An Insider's Account of Over 60 Years in Postwar Reconstruction, International Diplomacy, and German-American Relation
by Walther Leisler Kiep
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Walther Leisler Kiep is one of the most independent and influential German post-war politicians. He is also a successful entrepreneur and longtime chairman of Atlantik-Brücke, the influential German-American friendship organization, which he now... (read more)

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An Invisible Country
An Invisible Country
by Stephan Wackwitz
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"Profoundly intelligent . . . Wackwitz's personal study of his nation's dark heritage is a rare gem."-Publishers Weekly(starred review) "Stephan Wackwitz travels the path of classical modernity, following the footsteps of Walter Benjamin, W. G. Sebald... (read more)

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Forgotten Land: Journeys Among the Ghosts of East Prussia
Forgotten Land: Journeys Among the Ghosts of East Prussia
by Max Egremont
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Until the end of World War II, East Prussia was the German empires farthest eastern redoubt, a thriving and beautiful land on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Now it lives only in history and in myth. Since 1945, the territory has been divided... (read more)

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On the Natural History of Destruction
On the Natural History of Destruction
by Winfried Georg Sebald
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-202).... (read more)

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Why the Germans Lose at War: The Myth of German Military Superiority (Greenhill Military Paperbacks)
Why the Germans Lose at War: The Myth of German Military Superiority (Greenhill Military Paperbacks)
by Kenneth Macksey
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The German armed forces suffered crushing defeat in the last century. Kenneth Macksey examines the reasons behind these catastrophic military failures: the random fortunes of war, or the inevitable result of a particular structure, leadership and history?... (read more)

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