Reluctant Meister
how germany's past is shaping its european future
$54.86
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2016
Summary
The Euro crisis has served as a stark reminder of the fundamental importance of Germany to the larger European project. But the image of Germany as the dominant power in Europe is at odds with much of its recent history. Reluctant Meister is a wide-ranging study of Germany from the Holy Roman Empire through the Second and Third Reichs, and it asks not only how such a mature and developed culture could have descended into the barbarism of Nazism but how it then rebuilt itself within a generati…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781910376577 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1910376574 |
| Author: | Stephen Green |
| Publisher: | Haus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Haus Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2016 |
| Weight: | 680g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 15mm x 2mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Green traces the relationship between Germany and Europe over 2,000 years, from the Germanic tribes victory over the Romans to the Bundesrepublik s cautious response to Ukraine. He guides us deftly though politics and poetry, theology, and economics to allow the reader to understand how Germany the reticent giant sees itself and its role in the Europe of tomorrow. This is the history that is now shaping our continent: Green is the ideal person to help us understand it. –Neil MacGregor, author of A History of the World in 100 Objects and Germany: The Memories of a Nation”
About The Author
Stephen Green
Stephen Green has been a trustee of the British Museum and was minister of state for trade and investment in the British government, retiring in 2013. He currently chairs the Natural History Museum of London. His books include” The European Identity: Historical and Cultural Realities We Cannot Deny.”
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