Kategoria BISAC: History >> Europe - Germany

Douglas Reed (1895-1976), kanske mest kAnd fOr sitt huvudverk The Controversy of Zion, var under mellankrigstiden korrespondent fOr The Times i Berlin och senare Wien. Hans bOcker Oversattes till flera sprAk, bland annat svenska. Han observerade, och skrev Arligt om, de judiska attityder och strategier som ledde fram till Andra vArldskriget. Trots att han starkt ogillade Tredje riket och nationalsocialismen, vilket gOr hans iakttagelser i det avseendet desto mer intressanta.

Den hAr volymen innehAller utdrag frAn hans bok Disgrace Abounding, som publicerades precis fOre...

From medieval times until today Germany has been a cocktail of very different peoples and cultural groups. The components of the 'cocktail' have changed, but not Germany's character as such.The many cultural divides have often led to conflict, once even to genocide, but surprisingly often cooperation, or at least peaceful coexistence, has been the characteristic feature. Against the background of a graphic historical survey the author analyzes the factors which have made cooperation possible, or conversely, have produced conflicts.

The Reconstruction of Poland, 1914-23 is a significant reappraisal of the political, social and economic problems associated with the rebirth of an independent Polish state. The book spans a chronological period beginning in the First World War and culminates in the de jure recognition of the last of Poland's borders in 1923. This book provides essential background for the more recent attempt to rebuild Poland in the 1990s.

The start of the eighteenth century witnessed the elevation of Prussia to monarchic status, a reflection of the rising importance of the Hohenzollern dynasty within the Empire as well as in Central Europe. In tandem with this, Berlin came to the fore as the capital city of Brandenburg, with the establishment there of the royal court. This volume makes available for the first time a selection of the diverse printed and visual materials relating to these developments. In their introduction to the documents, the editors explore the historical, political and cultural context of the rise of the...

Praise for the German Edition: "This publication will spark a discussion about the role of the Catholic Church leadership in the GDR." - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

From 1945 to 1989, relations between the communist East German state and the Catholic Church were contentious and sometimes turbulent. Drawing on extensive Stasi materials and other government and party archives, this study provides the first systematic overview of this complex relationship and offers many new insights into the continuities, changes, and entanglements of policies and strategies on both sides. Previously...