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Germany|Neil MacGregor

Germany : Memories of a Nation

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Overview

For the past 140 years, Germany has been the central power in continental Europe. Twenty-five years ago a new German state came into being. How much do we really understand this new Germany, and how do its people understand themselves?

Neil MacGregor argues that, uniquely for any European country, no coherent, overarching narrative of Germany's history can be constructed, for in Germany both geography and history have always been unstable. German history may be inherently fragmented, but it contains a large number of widely shared memories, awarenesses, and experiences; examining some of these is the purpose of this book. MacGregor chooses objects and ideas, people and places that still resonate in the new Germany--porcelain from Dresden and rubble from its ruins, Bauhaus design and the German sausage, the crown of Charlemagne and the gates of Buchenwald--to show us something of its collective imagination. There has never been a book about Germany quite like it.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781101911525
  • ISBN-10: 1101911522
  • Publisher: Vintage
  • Publish Date: November 2017
  • Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 1.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.32 pounds
  • Page Count: 640

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