Germany in the modern world : a new history / Sam A. Mustafa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mustafa, Sam A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Germany--History.

Germany.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 291 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]

Summary:

With a careful blend of concision and rich detail, Sam A. Mustafa's readable and lively text traces German history from Roman times to the present, emphasiszing the past three centuries. Balanced and clearly written, Germany in the Modern World: A New History guides readers expertly through the complex tangle of Germany's past. It provides a judicious mix of narrative history and historiography, tracing influential individuals and broad social currents, myths and legends, and political and cultural elements that have shaped the country. The story is brought fully to the present with a chapter on the past twenty-five years that explores the nation's reunification and its struggles with history and memory. Generously illustrated with photos, artwork, and maps, Germany in the Modern World includes text boxes to allow readers to consider key concepts in greater detail. Each chapter lists suggested readings, a mixture of classic and recent scholarship, to cover a range of important issues. Book jacket.

Contents:

Germania

Das reich

Confessions

What is enlightenment?

Imagining a nation

An empire of monuments

Modernity and its discontents

Downfall

Zero hour

Ode to joy

The Berlin Republic.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781442265127

1442265124

9781442265134

1442265132

OCLC:

933765501