History of Germany

ISBN-13: 9780333687659 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 224 str.

Peter Wende

Opis

Even a brief glance at the maps of what has, or might have, been called Germany through the ages reveals a kaleidoscope of alterations in shape and composition. Though there are elements of continuity, the history of Germany has been filled with nearly constant change. In this concise introduction to Germany's fascinating past, Peter Wende provides an approachable historical interpretation of the key periods and turning points from Roman times to the present. Focusing on key points in Germany's political, social and economic development, this guide is ideal for all those with an interest in this complex and compelling history.

Spis treści

Prologue.- Origins and Beginnings.- Medieval Germany.- Reformation Germany.- The Thirty Years' War.- Eighteenth-Century Germany.- Industrialisation and Social Change.- Prussia's Germany.- Weimar Germany.- Hitler's Germany.- Two Germanies.- Epilogue: Today's Germany.- Framework of Events.- Selected Further Reading.- Index.

O autorze

PETER WENDE was formerly Professor of History at Frankfurt University and Director of the German Historical Institute in London. He is now retired and lives in Frankfurt.

Blurb

Even a brief glance at the maps of what has, or might have, been called Germany through the ages reveals a kaleidoscope of alterations in shape and composition. Though there are elements of continuity, the history of Germany has been the history of nearly constant change.

In this concise introduction to Germany's fascinating past, Peter Wende provides an approachable historical interpretation of the key periods and turning points from Roman times to the present. Wende shows that, throughout the course of 2000 years, German history is actually the history of many Germanies, and that it can be written neither just as the history of a region nor of a political, ethnic or cultural formation. Focussing on key points in Germany's political, social and economic development, this guide is ideal for all those with an interest in the complex and compelling history of one of Europe's main nation-states.