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The shortest history of Germany : from Julius Caesar to Angela Merkel : a retelling for our times / James Hawes.
"An narrative history that offers a fresh take on the last 2,000 years of Germany's history--from the invention of the word "German" by Julius Caesar in 58 BC, through the rise of Nazi Germany, and up to the present day."--Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781615195695 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: xvi, 238 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
- Publisher: New York : The Experiment, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published: United Kingdom : Old Street Publishing, 2017. Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The first half-millennium (58 BC-526 AD) -- The Romans create the Germans, then the Germans take over Rome -- The second half millennium (526 AD-983 AD) -- The Germans restore Rome -- The third half-millennium (983 AD-1525 AD) -- There is a battle for Germany -- The fourth half-millennium (1525 AD-the present) -- Germany goes two ways. |
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| Subject: | Germany > History. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | 943 Haw | 31681010151033 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
James Hawes studied German at University of Oxford and University College London, then held lectureships in German at the universities of Maynooth, Sheffield, and Swansea. He has published six novels with Jonathan Cape. Speak for England (2005) predicted Brexit; it has been adapted for the screen by Andrew Davies, though not yet filmed. His last book, Englanders and Huns, was shortlisted for the Political Books of the Year Awards in 2015. He leads the MA in creative writing at Oxford Brookes University.
