[PDF] A Brief History Of Germany eBook

Author : James Hawes
Publisher : The Experiment
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 27,53 MB
Release : 2019-03-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1615195696

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2,000 years of history in one riveting afternoon A country both admired and feared, Germany has been the epicenter of world events time and again: the Reformation, both World Wars, the fall of the Berlin Wall. It did not emerge as a modern nation until 1871—yet today, Germany is the world’s fourth-largest economy and a standard-bearer of liberal democracy. “There’s no point studying the past unless it sheds some light on the present,” writes James Hawes in this brilliantly concise history that has already captivated hundreds of thousands of readers. “It is time, now more than ever, for us all to understand the real history of Germany.”

Author : Mary Fulbrook
Publisher : Paw Prints
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,88 MB
Release : 2009-07-10
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ISBN : 9781439512685

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The multi-faceted, problematic history of the German lands has supplied material for a wide range of debates and differences of interpretation. This second edition spans the early Middle Ages to the present day, synthesizing a vast array of historical material. Mary Fulbrook explores the interrelationships between social, political and cultural factors in the light of the latest scholarly controversies. First Edition Hb (1991): 0-521-36283-0 First Edition Pb (1991): 0-521-36836-7

Author : James Hawes
Publisher : The Experiment, LLC
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 25,42 MB
Release : 2022-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1615198156

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How the most powerful country in the UK was forged by invasion and conquest, and is fractured by its north-south divide. The Shortest History books deliver thousands of years of history in one riveting, fast-paced read. England—begetter of parliaments and globe-spanning empires, star of beloved period dramas, and home of the House of Windsor—is not quite the stalwart island fortress that many of us imagine. Riven by an ancient fault line that predates even the Romans, its fate has ever been bound up with that of its neighbors; and for the past millennia, it has harbored a class system like nowhere else on Earth. This bracing tour of the most powerful country in the United Kingdom reveals an England repeatedly invaded and constantly reinvented—yet always fractured by its very own Mason-Dixon Line. It carries us swiftly through centuries of conflict between Crown and Parliament (starring the Magna Carta), America’s War of Independence, the rise and fall of empire, two World Wars, and England’s break from the EU. We discover: why the American colonists of 1776 believed that they were the true Anglo-Saxons how the British Empire was undermined from within why Winston Churchill said the UK could only be saved by splitting up England itself and how populism spawned Brexit and its “new elite.” The Shortest History of England brings all this and more to prescient life—offering the most direct, compelling route to understanding the country behind today’s headlines.

Author : Hagen Schulze
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 36,17 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674005457

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A history of Germany, covering two thousand years from the revolt of the indigenous tribes against Roman domination to the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Author : Riccardo Bavaj
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 16,76 MB
Release : 2017-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1785335049

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“The West” is a central idea in German public discourse, yet historians know surprisingly little about the evolution of the concept. Contrary to common assumptions, this volume argues that the German concept of the West was not born in the twentieth century, but can be traced from a much earlier time. In the nineteenth century, “the West” became associated with notions of progress, liberty, civilization, and modernity. It signified the future through the opposition to antonyms such as “Russia” and “the East,” and was deployed as a tool for forging German identities. Examining the shifting meanings, political uses, and transnational circulations of the idea of “the West” sheds new light on German intellectual history from the post-Napoleonic era to the Cold War.

Author : Jason Philip Coy
Publisher : Brief History Of... (Checkmark
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,62 MB
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9780816083299

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A comprehensive exploration of the many events and figures that comprise Germany's history. 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 of the events, people, and special customs and traditions that have shaped Germany from ancient times to the present. Basic facts, a chronology, a bibliography, and a list of suggested readings round out this insightful and comprehensive resource. Coverage includes: Formation of a distinctive German language and culture during the Germanic migrations and the confrontation with Rome Consolidation of medieval principalities in the wake of the collapse of Carolingian authority and the construction of the Holy Roman Empire Tumultuous events of the Reformation and the devastation of the Thirty Years' War Unification of Germany Rise of Prussian imperialism in the 19th century The two world wars, the rise of Nazism, and the Holocaust Experience of a divided Germany during the cold war The country's eventual reunification as the Federal Republic of Germany Contemporary Germany.

Author : J. Ewing
Publisher : Springer
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 35,51 MB
Release : 2014-04-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1137340541

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In Germany's Economic Renaissance, veteran European correspondent Jack Ewing of The International New York Times explains how a country with some of the highest labor and energy costs in the world beat the odds to become the third-largest exporter of manufactured goods, after China and the United States. Men and women who manage German companies both big and small explain how any company can behave like a multinational, as well as the secrets of conquering the high end of the market where quality is more important than price. Both informative and entertaining, filled with rich character studies, this book is essential reading for everyone wondering how to bring factories - and the jobs they provide - back to American shores.

Author : Dietrich Orlow
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 17,71 MB
Release : 2016-11-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1315508354

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Covering the entire period of modern German history - from nineteenth-century imperial Germany right through the present - this well-established text presents a balanced, general survey of the country's political division in 1945 and runs through its reunification in the present. Detailing foreign policy as well as political, economic and social developments, A History of Modern Germany presents a central theme of the problem of asymmetrical modernization in the country's history as it fully explores the complicated path of Germany's troubled past and stable present.

Author : Mary Fulbrook
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 18,4 MB
Release : 2004-02-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521540711

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This book provides 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 provided a wide range of debates and differences of interpretation. Mary Fulbrook provides a crisp synthesis of a vast array of historical material, and explores the interrelationships between social, political and cultural factors in the light of scholarly controversies. First published in 1990, A Concise History of Germany now appears in an updated second edition.