| Description |
xvii, 784 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Preface and acknowledgements -- List of maps and illustrations -- Introduction -- Parzifal at war: the troubled conscience -- The wages of sin: from Stalingrad to the end -- The murderers are among us: from guilt to amnesty -- Making (some) amends: reparation and atonement -- The house of democracy: liberal, within limits -- A new socialist people: the many moralities of the GDR -- Searching for Heimat, East and West -- War and peace: the dilemma of arms -- Strangers at home: the difficulties of difference -- United and divided: the cost of freedom -- In the wide world: Germany at its limits -- Money matters: thrifty, wealthy and unequal -- The circles of care: family, community and state -- Mother nature: loving and trashing -- Epilogue: what is Germany for? -- List of archives and abbreviations -- Notes -- Index. |
| Summary |
"A gripping and nuanced history of the German people from the Second World War to the present day, including hugely revealing new primary source material on every aspect of its transformation"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
"This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 675-740) and index. |
| Subject |
Germany -- History -- 1945-
|
|
Germany (East) -- History.
|
|
Group identity -- Germany.
|
|
National characteristics, German.
|
|
Collective memory -- Germany.
|
| ISBN |
9781524732912 (hardcover) |
|
More Resources