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A Concise History of Germany (Cambridge Concise Histories) , Second Edition
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by Mary Fulbrook
Sales Rank: 130572
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Cover Type: Paperback with 296 pages
Published by: Cambridge University PressEdition: 2nd Edition March 8, 2004
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0521540712
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0521540711
Book Dimensions:
8.4 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
Weighs: 14.9 ounces
From Library Journal
Fulbrook (University Coll., London) prefaces her concise history with the fretful expectation that "attempts to compress over a thousand years of highly complex history into a brief volume will . . . provoke squeals of protest from . . . specialists." Well, perhaps from specialists, but not from the average reader. True, the medieval centuries are dispatched summarily, but a more leisured pace leads us through the modern era to early 1990. No particular ideological stance colors the presentation, and judicious references to the various interpretations of other historians balance the account. The text is adorned nicely with 41 illustrations and 13 maps, and a "highly selective" bibliography of some 150 recent titles in English. This is a beginner's volume, a good one. The curious will need to go on for the rich detail that can make history interesting. Recommended for public libraries.
- James B. Street, Santa Cruz P.L., Cal.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Product Review
Germany's problematic history has provoked much debate and interpretation. This synthesis of extensive historical material explores significant social, political and cultural factors in the context of scholarly controversy. -- Book Description
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Reader Reviews
This review is from: A Concise History of Germany (Cambridge Concise Histories) (Paperback)
Mary Fulbrook attempts the impossible in this slender book-- to review, and interpret, the events of the last thousand years in complex central Europe. She succeeds admirably, providing a concise (as promised) summary of German history from the Medaeval era up through the "revolution" of 1989. Having previously read only specialized accounts of late 19th and 20th century history by V. R. Berghahn and others, Fulbrook provides the needed context to interpret these more modern events. The book also contains a moderate number of interesting plates, mainly reproductions of contemporary engravings and political cartoons. The maps, however, while required to correlate events with their geographical location, are not of the highest quality. I was helped by following along in a historical atlas as I read the book (Putzger historischer Weltatlas, Ausgabe mit Register, by Walter Leisering). However, this criticism is minor and does not negate the overall success of Fulbrook's attempt to make a readable overview of the complexities of German history.
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