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Title
Germany : memories of a nation / Neil MacGregor.
Edition
First United States edition.
Imprint
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
Description
xli, 606 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Where is Germany?. The view from the gate
Divided heaven
Lost capitals
Floating city
Fragments of power
Imagining Germany. A language for all Germans
Snow White vs. Napoleon
One nation under Goethe
Hall of heroes
One people, many sausages
The persistent past. The battle for Charlemagne
Sculpting the spirit
The Baltic brothers
Iron nation
Two paths from 1848
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
The descent. Bismarck the blacksmith
The suffering witness
Money in crisis
Purging the degenerate
At the Buchenwald gate
Living with history. The Germans expelled
Beginning again
The new German Jews
Barlach's angel
Germany renewed.
Divided heaven
Lost capitals
Floating city
Fragments of power
Imagining Germany. A language for all Germans
Snow White vs. Napoleon
One nation under Goethe
Hall of heroes
One people, many sausages
The persistent past. The battle for Charlemagne
Sculpting the spirit
The Baltic brothers
Iron nation
Two paths from 1848
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
The descent. Bismarck the blacksmith
The suffering witness
Money in crisis
Purging the degenerate
At the Buchenwald gate
Living with history. The Germans expelled
Beginning again
The new German Jews
Barlach's angel
Germany renewed.
Summary
"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.
Note
"By arrangement with the BBC and the British Museum"--Title page verso.
"Originally published in Great Britain by Allan Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books, London, in 2014"--Title page verso.
"Originally published in Great Britain by Allan Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books, London, in 2014"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 567-572) and index.
Location
STA
Call Number
KK190 .M33 2015
Language
English
ISBN
9781101875667 (hardback)
1101875666 (hardback)
1101875666 (hardback)
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