Reluctant Meister How Germany's Past Is Shaping Its European Future |
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Author:
| Green, Stephen |
ISBN: | 978-1-910376-57-7 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2016 |
Publisher: | Haus Publishing
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $32.95 |
Book Description:
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As the Euro crisis has unfolded in Europe we have been reminded of the strategic importance of Germany. But the image of Germany as the dominant power in Europe is at odds with much of its history. This intriguingly wide-ranging study of Germany through the ages asks how a country that produced one of the greatest cultures the world has ever known could have so dramatically descended into the abyss in the 20th century, how Germany grew into one of the world’s...
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As the Euro crisis has unfolded in Europe we have been reminded of the strategic importance of Germany. But the image of Germany as the dominant power in Europe is at odds with much of its history. This intriguingly wide-ranging study of Germany through the ages asks how a country that produced one of the greatest cultures the world has ever known could have so dramatically descended into the abyss in the 20th century, how Germany grew into one of the world’s strongest democracies and economic powerhouses within a generation of WWII, but most crucially how will Germany deal with its status as Europe’s dominant power.