by TimKirk (Author)
CASSELL'S DICTIONARY OF MODERN GERMAN HISTORY covers over 250 years of Germany's tumultuous modern history - a period that witnessed the emergence of a united Germany as a major European and world power, the disastrous and instigating role played by German militarism in two world wars, the division of Germany during the Cold War era, and the reuniting of the two Germanys following the dismantling of the Berlin Wall in 1989. The dictionary's 1000+ entries deal not only with key political, diplomatic and military events and developments but also with economic, social and cultural matters.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 448
Edition: First Edition, First Impression
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 08 Aug 2002
ISBN 10: 0304347728
ISBN 13: 9780304347728
Book Overview: Over 1000 entries covering political military, economic, social and cultural events and concepts A wealth of biographical articles and brief entries defining essential terms plus a number of longer thematic articles treating key aspects of the period in question. Full appendices, including a number of useful maps and tables, and a select bibliography.