A startling new history of the people at the centre of Europe, from
the Second World War to today In 1945, Germany lay in ruins,
morally and materially. The German people stood condemned by
history, responsible for a horrifying genocide and a war of
extermination. But by 2015 Germany looked to many to be the moral
voice of Europe, welcoming over one million refugees. At the same
time, it pursued a controversially rigid fiscal discipline and made
energy deals with a dictator. Many people have asked how Germany
descended into the darkness of the Nazis, but this book asks
another vital question: how, and how far, have the Germans since
reinvented themselves? Trentmann tells the dramatic story of the
Germans from the middle of the Second World War, through the Cold
War and the division into East and West, to the fall of the Berlin
Wall and the reunited nation's search for a place in the world.
Their journey is marked by extraordinary moral struggles: guilt,
shame and limited amends; wealth versus welfare; tolerance versus
racism; compassion and complicity. Through a range of voices -
German soldiers and German Jews; environmentalists and coal miners;
families and churches; volunteers, migrants and populists -
Trentmann paints a remarkable and surprising portrait over 80 years
of the conflicted people at the centre of Europe.
General
Imprint: |
Allen Lane
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
October 2023 |
Authors: |
Frank Trentmann
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Dimensions: |
240 x 156 x 40mm (L x W x T) |
Pages: |
864 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-241-30349-8 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-241-30349-4 |
Barcode: |
9780241303498 |
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