Secret Germany: Myth in Twentieth-Century German Culture, Hardcover - Furio Jesi

Contributor(s): Author: Furio JesiTranslator: Richard BraudeIn the decades before the rise of the Third Reich, "Secret Germany" was a phrase used b...

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Beginning with an interpretation of the Third Reich's sexual politics and ending with the revisions of Germany's past facilitated by communism's co...

This is a unique and fascinating autobiography which tells the story of twentieth-century Germany and its black population through the eyes of a me...

In the third and final volume in his trilogy, Young examines the work of eight German philosophers and theologians of the period. Essential reading...

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Publisher: Oxford University PressAuthor(s): Geoff EleyNumber of pages: 308Publication date: 1984Dimensions: 218 x 139 x 17Cover type: Paperback / ...

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Description Throughout Germany's tumultuous twentieth century, photography was an indispensable form of documentation. Whether acting as artists, w...

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Throughout the 1930s and early 1940s, before closing its borders to Jewish refugees, the United States granted asylum to approximately ninety thous...

Paperback edition of Judt's final book, which was written up by Snyder from conversations he had with the great historian as he suffered from a fat...

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This volume collects a series of influential early twentieth-century essays on the role of museumsPublisher: Bard Graduate Center, Exhibitions Depa...

Reducere. DescriptionJoin Carole P. Roman when she visits the beautiful land of Germany in the newest book of her informative series. Learn about the varied ...

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This widely acclaimed book, first published in 1974, was a classic from its first day in print. Written in a direct, inviting way by Harry Braverma...

John Breuilly brings together a distinguished group of international scholars to examine Germany's history from 1780 to 1918, featuring chapters on...

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Provides a kaleidoscopic review of the avant-garde and radical subcultures of the twentieth century, and explains how artistic statements of the er...

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