Out of the Darkness
The Germans, 1942-2022
[London] : Allen Lane, 2024, ©2023.
Format: Book
Description: xvil, 784 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
"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.
Contents:
Preface and acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Parsifal 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.
Subjects:
Group identity -- Germany.
National characteristics, German.
Collective memory -- Germany.
Germany -- History -- 1945-
Germany (East) -- History.
Group identity -- Germany.
National characteristics, German.
Collective memory -- Germany.
Germany -- History -- 1945-
Germany (East) -- History.
ISBN:
9781524732912
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY Europe Germany Tre | Main (Downtown) | Nonfiction | Out (Due: 7/5/2024) |
Includes bibliographical references and index.