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This book provides a clear and informative guide to the twists and turns of German history from the early middle ages to the present day. The multi-faceted, problematic history of the German lands has provided a wide range of debates and differences of interpretation. Mary Fulbrook provides a crisp synthesis of a vast array of historical material, and explores the interrelationships between social, political and cultural factors in the light of scholarly controversies. First published in 1990, A Concise History of Germany appeared in an updated edition in 1992, and in a second edition in 2004. It is the only single-volume history of Germany in English which offers a broad, general coverage. It has become standard reading for all students of German, European studies and history, and is a useful guide to general readers, members of the business community and travellers to Germany.
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    978-0521540711
  3. Edition
    2nd
  4. Publisher
    Cambridge University Press
  5. Publication date
    19 February 2004
  6. Part of series
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  7. Language
    English
  8. Dimensions
    13.79 x 2.11 x 21.59 cm
  9. Print length
    293 pages
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'… a thunderingly good read…the best introduction to German history for the general reader.' German History

'… a book which is well worth reading by the history student as well as anyone with a general interest in history.' Jönköpirgs-Poslen

'… an excellent introduction and summary.' Södermanlands Nyheter

'This remains one of the best short surveys in this impressive series.' Contemporary Review

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This book provides a clear and informative guide to German history from the early middle ages to the present day.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 19 February 2004
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 2nd
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 293 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0521540712
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0521540711
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 kg
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.79 x 2.11 x 21.59 cm
  • Part of series ‏ : ‎ Cambridge Concise Histories
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 104 ratings

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    5.0 out of 5 stars Fullbrook is known as a consummate scholar. As this ...
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    Fullbrook is known as a consummate scholar. As this is my first serious look at German history, I can only say that her skill as a writer is evident and the novice will be encouraged to investigate epochs of history beyond her brief treatment of such an influential nation. Frequently, a single, brief paragraph leaves the reader with a desire to delve further into her summaries.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Too good
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Great read of German history!
    Reviewed in the United States on 23 June 2016
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    I purchased this book last month and had the opportunity to read it while travelling. This is a well written book that provides an overview of German history. The language is easy to understand and Fulbrook does a nice job of placing events in both the immediate and big-picture context. This is especially helpful in gaining an understanding of how events unfolded and how some events (i.e the Nazi rise to power) could have occurred. Although the material is understandably broad in scope, there are many specifics tying the larger context to a variety of topics including literature, arts, music, philosophy, etc. Readers with knowledge of European history ranging from little to extensive will learn of broad themes and details of the rise, fall, and rebirth of the German state. The book is as titled - it is a concise history of Germany.
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  • Nomma de Pluma
    5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent guide to German history
    Reviewed in Canada on 29 November 2017
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    This is a well-written concise guide to the History of Germany. I certainly learned a lot, particularly about the atrocities committed by the Nazi regime during the Third Reich. I would have liked more information on the massacre of Senegalese soldiers though. Great book!
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  • HFB
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ein Geschenk
    Reviewed in Germany on 4 January 2015
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    Ich habe dieses Buch meinem US Freund geschenkt und ihm hat es gefallen. Ich kann also nichts weiter dazu sagen und hoffen es
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  • conjunction
    5.0 out of 5 stars Careful, thoughtful, and balanced.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 July 2014
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    I enjoyed this very much.

    Until about half way through it, if asked, I would have described the book as written in the style of an essay, and felt the author sometimes assumed a greater knowledge of European history than I possessed.

    The truth is that my knowledge of European history prior to the French Revolution is sketchy, and this criticism may well reflect my own relative ignorance.

    These doubts fell away once I got onto the nineteenth century. I felt Fulbrook was very careful at most if not all points of German history to elucidate the federal character of the country which created a very different and perhaps more diverse culture to our own (British) history. In particular the role of the Holy Roman Empire/Habsburg Empire as a kind of protector seems to have allowed this federal structure to survive for centuries longer than it might have done otherwise.

    Of course in the nineteenth century, with new centralising influences emanating from the influence of the Napoleonic era, Germany eventually united, and then faced the modern world with its own Junker militarism holding the reigns, especially once the subtle Bismarck had been disposed of by the Kaiser.

    Fulbrook has a real go at trying to map out the different social and political elements in a very various society. I especially appreciated her account of the socialist movement in the early twentieth century, and also her account of the division and reunification of Germany after the Second World War.

    She raised one or two questions for me. She is less critical of East Germany than others have been - but then she doesn't discuss the role of the Stasi at all -, and also, although she doesn't really go into this much, suggests there was less support for Hitler than I had assumed. This is not the impression I got from reading Kershaw's biography of Hitler, which left me with the impression he had overwhelming support until about 1942. However Kershaw's book, being a biography of Hitler, gives a 'top down' view of German society which on its own does not necessarily reflect the whole social picture.

    Nevertheless this book is immensely valuable as Fulbrook makes a sustained effort to give a measured and balanced portrait of a country whose history has been eventful and significant not only for its own inhabitants but for the rest of the world, for better and for worse.
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