James Hawes

The Shortest History of Germany: From Roman Frontier to the Heart of Europe - A Retelling for Our Times (The Shortest History Series) (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A highlight reel of the must-know moments across two millennia of world-changing historyfrom the Roman age to Charlemagne to von Bismarck to Merkel. The Shortest History books deliver thousands of years of history in one riveting, fast-paced read.

A country both admired and feared, Germany has been the epicenter of world events time and again: the Reformation, both World Wars, the fall of the Berlin Wall. It did not emerge as a modern nation until 1871yet today, Germany is the world's fourth-largest economy and a standard-bearer of liberal democracy.

There's no point studying the past unless it sheds some light on the present, writes James Hawes in this brilliantly concise history that has already captivated hundreds of thousands of readers. It is time, now more than ever, for us all to understand the real history of Germany.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The Experiment
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. März 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781615195701
• Artikelnr.: 64257538

Autorenporträt

James Hawes studied German at University of Oxford and University College London, then held lectureships in German at the universities of Maynooth, Sheffield, and Swansea. He has published six novels with Jonathan Cape. Speak for England (2005) predicted Brexit; it has been adapted for the screen by Andrew Davies, though not yet filmed. His last book, Englanders and Huns, was shortlisted for the Political Books of the Year Awards in 2015. He leads the MA in creative writing at Oxford Brookes University.

Rezensionen

'An excellent little book... [Hawes] knows what he's on about and his conclusions are measured, but he favours clear, concise prose over dense academese. He has a sense of humour, and a sharp eye for similarities between then and now.'
SPECTATOR
'The Shortest History of Germany, a new, must-read book by the writer James Hawes, [recounts] how the so-called limes separating Roman Germany from non-Roman Germany has remained a formative distinction throughout the post-ancient history of the German people.'
ECONOMIST
'Sweeping and confident... has a frightening urgency'
OBSERVER
'Engaging... I suspect I shall remember it for a lifetime'
OLDIE