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First United States edition. |
| Description |
xli, 606 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"The British Museum." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [567]-572) and index. |
| Summary |
Examines a selection of objects, ideas, people, and places to explore the fragmented history of Germany over the past five centuries, presenting a portrait of the collective experience of the German people. |
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"Germany is unlike any other country in the world. But how much do we really know about it, and how do its people understand themselves? In Germany: Memories of a Nation, Neil MacGregor -- director of the British Museum and author of A History of the World in 100 Objects -- presents the stories of a nation through a collection of thirty objects and touchstones. From coins and crowns to fairytales and philosophers, MacGregor presents the inventions, ideas, and icons that comprise the many identities of the German people. Germany: Memories of a Nation is a view of this complex and fascinating country like no other"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Part one: Where is Germany?. The view from the gate ; Divided heaven ; Lost capitals ; Floating city ; Fragments of power -- Part two: Imagining Germany. A language for all Germans ; Snow White vs. Napoleon ; One nation under Goethe ; Hall of heroes ; One people, many sausages -- Part three: The persistent past. The battle for Charlemagne ; Sculpting the spirit ; The Baltic brothers ; Iron nation ; Two paths from 1848 -- Part four: Made in Germany. In the beginning was the printer ; An artist for all Germans ; The white gold of Saxony ; Masters of metal ; Cradle of the modern -- Part five: The descent. Bismarck the blacksmith ; The suffering witness ; Money in crisis ; Purging the degenerate ; At the Buchenwald gate -- Part six: Living with history. The Germans expelled ; Beginning again ; The new German Jews ; Barlach's angel ; Germany renewed. |
| Subject |
Germany -- History.
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Germany -- Civilization.
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HISTORY / Europe / Germany.
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HISTORY / Social History.
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HISTORY / Modern / General.
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| Added Author |
British Museum.
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| Other Editions: |
Reproduction of (manifestation): MacGregor, Neil, 1946- Germany London : Allen Lane, 2014 9780241008331 |
| ISBN |
9781101875667 (hardback) |
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1101875666 (hardback) |
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