Germany in the Modern World

by Mustafa, Sam A.

• ISBN13: 9780742568037
• ISBN10: 0742568032
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-12-01
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc

Summary

With a careful blend of concision and rich detail, Sam A. Mustafa's readable and lively text traces German history from Roman times to the present, placing particular emphasis on the past three centuries. Balanced and clearly written, the book guides readers expertly through the complex tangle of Germany's past. Mustafa provides a judicious mix of narrative history and historiography, tracing the influential individuals and broad social currents, myths and legends, and political and cultural elements that have shaped the country. In addition, the book is unique in bringing the story fully to the present with a chapter on the past twenty years that explores the nation's reunification and its struggles with history and memory. Generously illustrated with photos, artwork, and maps, the book also includes text boxes to allow readers to pause and consider key concepts in greater detail. Each chapter offers a list of further suggested readings, with a mixture of classic and recent scholarship, to provide a range of coverage of important issues. All those with an interest in Germany will find Germany in the Modern World an engaging and rewarding read. It is an ideal text for a college course or for anyone with a general interest in the history of Europe's largest nationality.

Author Biography

Sam A. Mustafa is associate professor of history at Ramapo College of New Jersey.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
List of Illustrations	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Germania	p. 1
Das Reich	p. 17
Confessions	p. 35
What Is Enlightenment?	p. 53
Imagining a Nation	p. 87
An Empire of Monuments	p. 111
Modernity and Its Discontents	p. 137
Downfall	p. 165
Zero Hour	p. 195
Ode to Joy	p. 225
Notes	p. 253
Index	p. 257
About the Author	p. 263
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.