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DEPARTMENT OF GERMAN
DR MARK ALLINSON:
PUBLICATIONS
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Modern History for Modern Languages
GERMANY AND AUSTRIA 1814-2000
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From the Edward Arnold website:
Description:
Written in an accessible style and assuming no prior knowledge, the
books in this series address the specific needs of students on language
courses. Approaching the study of history from an interest in contemporary
culture and society, each book offers a clear historical narrative and sets
its country into a wider European context.
A knowledge of Germany and Austria'a distinctive historical experience
is essential for an understanding of these countries today. Beginning
in 1814 with the Congress of Vienna, and ending in the 1990s with the
consequences of German and European unification, this book focuses on
political history and traces the development of liberal parliamentary
democracy in Germany and Austria through to the modern Federal Republic
of Germany and Second Austrian Republic.
The nine chapters, each of which begins with a brief overview of the
main developments in European history, are arranged chronologically. Within
the chapters, the emphasis is on understanding major developments, their
causes, and the relationships between them. Inserts embedded in the text
provide details of key concepts, while short extracts from contemporary
German texts in the original provide a flavour of the ideas developed. The
text also includes topics for discussion on each chapter and a combined
glossary of German terms/index.
Key Features:
* Tailor-made to the needs of German students
* Accessible, lively and assumes no prior knowledge
* Includes useful pedagogic devices - glossary, topics for discussion,
original documents
Contents:
Prologue:
Germany before 1814
Reform postponed:
1814-1871
Imperial adventure:
1871-1918
Weimar - a scapegoat
republic: 1918-1933
Chaotic dictatorship
and genocidal war: 1933-1945
Parting of the
ways: 1945-1949
Rehabilitation,
Restoration and reform: West Germany, 1949-1989
'Auferstanden aus
Ruinen...': East Germany, 1949-1989
Two into one: Uniting
Germany, 1969-2000.
Readership:
1st/2nd year undergraduate students in German.
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