A concise history of germany cambridge concise histories. She was founding joint editor of german history, and has served as chair of the german history society as well as chair of the modern history section of the british academy. History of germany mary fulbrooka concise history of germany by mary fulbrook first published in 1990, a concise history of germany is the only singlevolume history of germany in english that offers broad, general coverage. View german a concise history of germany by mary fulbrook. Fulbrook, of course, is uniquely qualified among angloamerican historians to tell this story. The pace is very fast, and there are only a few spaces in here where i felt the author was getting bogged down. This is what mary fulbrook terms the peoples paradox, which she takes as the starting point for her social history of east germany. Mary fulbrook author of a concise history of germany. In 1800, there was no germany as we think of a unitary nation state today. Mary fulbrook combines a strong historical narrative with indepth historiographical analysis, and never loses sight of the human dimension.
Starting with the selfdestructive weimar republic, author mary fulbrook guides readers through the extremes of genocide and military aggression in the nazi era. Originally published in great britain in 1991 by fontana press with title. Interpreting the history of the gdr harold marcuse. First published in 1990, a concise history of germany appeared in an updated edition in 1992, and in a second edition in 2004. Evans, was a founding editor of its journal, german history. Mary fulbrook provides a crisp synthesis of a vast array of historical material, and explores the interrelationships between social, political and cultural factors in the. It has become standard reading for englishspeaking students of german, european studies, and history, and it is a useful. About the author mary fulbrook is dean of the faculty of social andhistorical sciences at university college london ucl. East german society from hitler to honecker new haven. A concise history of germany by fulbrook, mary, 1951publication date 1990. Concise history of germany edition 2 by mary fulbrook. Dec 31, 2014 a history of germany 1918 2014 by mary fulbrook, 9781118776148, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Mary fulbrook states that a history of germany, a country which has not existed as such for so many years, is really a history of the german speaking peoples.
Mar 01, 2010 fulbrook also emphasizes the number and depth of divisions in modern germany. In the following two centuries, germany went through massive transformations. A concise history of germany isbn 9780521833202 pdf epub. A concise history of germany mary fulbrook this third edition of mary fulbrook s muchadmired and popular introduction to german history provides a clear and informative guide to the twists and turns of the story of the german lands and peoples from the early middle ages to the present day. Dec 10, 2008 a history of germany 19182008 by mary fulbrook, 9781405188142, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The multifaceted, problematic history of the german lands has supplied material for a wide range of debates and differences of interpretation.
She has written extremely widely on east german history, and indeed could be forgiven a measure of judicious recycling. Tompkins, carleton college mary fulbrooks history of germany should be an essential companion for any student of german history. One to bear in mind is that every ebook has their own. Interviews traveling through the german historical landscape a talk with mary fulbrook in her book on the east german experiment, the peoples state, fulbrook launched a concept that owes a lot to her lifelong preoccupation with max webers theories of herrschaft.
Fulbrook also emphasizes the number and depth of divisions in modern germany. Mary fulbrook provides a crisp synthesis of a vast array of historical material, and explores the interrelationships between social, political and cultural factors in the light of scholarly controversies. Still nominally held together under the framework of the holy roman empire, its political shape and boundaries were in a state of flux. Mary fulbrook the fourth edition of a history of germany, 19182014. Mary fulbrook, in front of photographs from an exhibition. The third edition of a history of germany traces the dramatic social, cultural, and political tensions in germany since 1918.
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Mary fulbrooks history of germany should be an essential companion for any student of german history. A history of germany 1918 2014 by mary fulbrook, 9781118776148, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. She has published widely in german and comparative european history, including a number of edited volumes. This audiobook provides a clear and informative guide to the twists and turns of german history from the early middle ages to the present day. A concise history of germany mary fulbrook download. Mary jean alexandra fulbrook nee wilson is a british academic, historian and author.
Inside the gdr, 19491989 1995, german national identity after. The multifaceted, problematic history of the german lands has furnished a wide range of debates and differences of interpretation. Fulbrook focuses on the recentlyopened archives of the gdr to examine how the transformation of east german society, economy, and state affected the lives of its citizens. Of particular strength is its coverage of east germany, which is comprehensive and balanced. May 08, 2020 this is what mary fulbrook terms the peoples paradox, which she takes as the starting point for her social history of east germany. A history of germany 1918 2014 mary fulbrook pdf the divided. Mary fulbrook explores the interrelationships between social, political and cultural factors in the light of the latest scholarly controversies. First published in 1990, a concise history of germany now appears in an updated second edition.
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